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
Job 23:16 - Easy To Read Version God makes my heart weak,\par and I lose my courage.\par God All-Powerful makes me afraid.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For God maketh my heart soft, And the Almighty troubleth me: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For God has made my heart faint, timid, and broken, and the Almighty has terrified me, American Standard Version (1901) For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me; Common English Bible God has weakened my mind; the Almighty has frightened me. Catholic Public Domain Version God has weakened my heart, and the Almighty has confused me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God hath softened my heart: and the Almighty hath troubled me. |
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
That is why I am afraid of God.\par I understand these things.\par That is why I am afraid of God.\par
“Truly, God lives.\par And just as truly as God lives,\par He has truly been unfair with me.\par God All-Powerful made my life bitter.\par
My strength is gone,\par like water poured out on the ground.\par My bones have separated.\par My courage is gone! {\cf2\super [126]} \par
Lord, you were angry at me,\par and the punishment is killing me.\par
I will not continue fighting forever.\par I will not always be angry.\par If I continued to be angry,\par then man’s spirit\par —the life I gave them—\par would die in front of me.\par
I became very scared. I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure (good) enough to speak to God. And I live among people that are not pure enough to speak to God. {\cf2\super [66]} Yet I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”
“Don’t be sad, my people.\par Rumors will spread, but don’t be afraid.\par One rumor comes this year.\par Another rumor will come next year.\par There will be rumors about terrible fighting\par in the country.\par There will be rumors about rulers fighting\par against other rulers.\par
Be sad! Why? Because the Lord’s special day is near. At that time, punishment will come like an attack from God All-Powerful.
The priest will say, ‘Men of Israel, listen to me! Today you are going against your enemies in battle. Don’t lose your courage! Don’t be troubled or upset! Don’t be afraid of the enemy!
But Naomi told the people, “Don’t call me Naomi, [4] call me Marah. [5] Use this name because {God} All-Powerful has made my life very sad.