That evil person is very stubborn.\par He tries to attack God with a thick,\par strong shield.\par
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 Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I was living at ease, but [Satan] crushed me and broke me apart; yes, he seized me by the neck and dashed me in pieces; then he set me up for his target. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible I was at rest, but he shattered me, seized me by the back of my neck, dashed me into pieces; he raised me up for his target. Catholic Public Domain Version God has confined me with the immoral, and he has delivered me into the hands of the impious. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God hath shut me up with the unjust man: and hath delivered me into the hands of the wicked. |
That evil person is very stubborn.\par He tries to attack God with a thick,\par strong shield.\par
God has given me to evil people.\par He let wicked people hurt me.\par
God makes my heart weak,\par and I lose my courage.\par God All-Powerful makes me afraid.\par
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
I can’t calm down.\par I can’t relax.\par I can’t rest.\par I’m too upset!”\par
The bad people roar and growl like lions.\par But God makes the bad people be quiet,\par and God breaks their teeth.\par
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
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
God would just send storms to crush me.\par He would just give me more wounds\par for no reason.\par
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
The Lord turned his hand against me.\par He did this again and again, all day.\par
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
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]}
They risked their own lives to save my life. I am thankful to them, and all the non-Jewish churches are thankful to them.