Job 16:12

Easy To Read Version

Everything was fine with me,\par but then God crushed me!\par Yes, he took me by the neck\par and broke me into pieces!\par God used me for target practice.\par

Cross References

Job 15:26

That evil person is very stubborn.\par He tries to attack God with a thick,\par strong shield.\par

Job 16:11

God has given me to evil people.\par He let wicked people hurt me.\par

Job 23:16

God makes my heart weak,\par and I lose my courage.\par God All-Powerful makes me afraid.\par

Job 29:3

At that time, God’s light shined above me\par so I could walk through the darkness—\par \{God showed me the right way to live\}.\par

Job 3:26

I can’t calm down.\par I can’t relax.\par I can’t rest.\par I’m too upset!”\par

Job 4:10

The bad people roar and growl like lions.\par But God makes the bad people be quiet,\par and God breaks their teeth.\par

Job 6:4

God All-Powerful’s arrows are in me.\par My spirit feels the poison\par from those arrows!\par God’s terrible weapons are lined up\par against me.\par

Job 7:12

God, why do you guard me?\par Am I the sea or a sea monster?\par

Job 7:20

God, you watch over people.\par If I have sinned, fine,\par what can I do?\par Why did you use me for target practice?\par Did I become a problem for you?\par

Job 9:17

God would just send storms to crush me.\par He would just give me more wounds\par for no reason.\par

Psalm 44:19

But, God, you crushed us in this place\par where jackals {\cf2\super [268]} live.\par You left us in this place\par as dark as death.\par

Lamentations 3:3

The Lord turned his hand against me.\par He did this again and again, all day.\par

Lamentations 3:4

He wore out my flesh and skin.\par He broke my bones.\par

Ezekiel 29:7

The people of Israel leaned on Egypt\par for support.\par But Egypt only pierced their hands\par and shoulder.\par They leaned on you for support,\par but you broke and twisted their back.’”\par

Matthew 21:44

The person that falls on this stone will be broken. And if the stone falls on a person, then it will crush that person.” {\cf2\super [302]}

Romans 16:4

They risked their own lives to save my life. I am thankful to them, and all the non-Jewish churches are thankful to them.