Job 16:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. | I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target; | I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| at ease | שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו | sha-LEV | H7961 | at easeשָׁלֵו (sha.lev) 1) quiet, at ease, prosperous 1a) at ease (of persons) 1b) quiet (of land) 1c) quiet, ease 1d) ease (subst) |
| I was | הָיִ֨יתִי׀ | ha-YI-ti | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| and he smashed me | וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי | vay-far-pe-RE-ni | H6565A | to breakפּוּר (pur) (Hiphil) to break, crush Another spelling of pa.rar (פָּרַר "to break" H6565A) |
| and he took hold | וְאָחַ֣ז | ve-'a-CHAZ | H0270 | to graspאָחַז (a.chaz) 1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened |
| on neck my | בְּ֭עָרְפִּי | BE-'a-re-pi | H6203 | neckעֹ֫רֶף (o.reph) 1) neck, back of the neck, back 1a) back of the neck 1a1) of fleeing foe 1a2) of apostasy (fig.) 1b) stiff of neck, obstinate (fig.) |
| and he shattered me | וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי | vay-fatz-pe-TZE-ni | H6327D | to shatterפָּצַץ (pa.tsats) 1) to break 1a) (Polel) to shatter 1b) (Pilpel) to dash to pieces |
| and he set up me | וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי | vay-ki-ME-ni | H6965I | No entry |
| to a target | לְמַטָּרָֽה׃ | le-ma-ta-RAH | H4307H | guardhouseמַטָּרָה (mat.ta.rah) 1) guard, ward, prison, mark, target 1a) guard, ward, prison 1b) target, mark (fig. of chastisement) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.