World English Bible
Job 16:12
“I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.”
Verse in context — Job 16
10
They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.
11
God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
12
I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.
13
His archers surround me. He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare. He pours out my gall on the ground.
14
He breaks me with breach on breach. He runs on me like a giant.
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