“God attacks me,\par he is angry at me\par and tears my body apart.\par God grinds his teeth against me.\par My enemy looks at me with hate.\par
Job 6:4 - Easy To Read Version 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 Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [But it is] because the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison which my spirit drinks up; the terrors of God set themselves in array against me. American Standard Version (1901) For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. Common English Bible The Almighty’s arrows are in me; my spirit drinks their poison, and God’s terrors are arrayed against me. Catholic Public Domain Version For the arrows of the Lord are in me, my spirit drinks of their indignation, and the terrors of the Lord are soldiers against me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit: and the terrors of the Lord war against me. |
“God attacks me,\par he is angry at me\par and tears my body apart.\par God grinds his teeth against me.\par My enemy looks at me with hate.\par
God sends his army to attack me.\par They build attack towers around me.\par They camp around my tent.\par
The evil person’s drink will be\par like the poison from snakes.\par The snake’s fangs will kill him.\par
Let the sinner see his own punishment.\par Let him feel the anger\par of God All-Powerful.\par
I am shaking with fear.\par Those young men chase away my honor\par like the wind blows things away.\par My safety disappears like a cloud.\par
But I didn’t do any of those bad things.\par I am afraid of God’s punishment.\par His majesty (importance) scares me. {\cf2\super [66]} \par
I am innocent,\par but the judgment against me\par says that I am a liar.\par I am innocent,\par but I have been hurt very badly.’\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
Hurry, answer me Lord!\par I have lost my courage.\par Don’t turn away from me.\par Don’t let me die and become like\par the dead people lying in the grave.\par
The Lord shot his arrows {\cf2\super [102]} \par and scattered the enemy.\par The Lord sent many bolts of lightning\par and the people scattered in confusion.\par
Lord, you made those people your slaves.\par You tied them together with ropes.\par You put ropes around their necks.\par You made them bow down like slaves.\par
You punished me.\par Now my whole body is sore.\par I sinned, \{and you punished me\}.\par So all my bones hurt.\par
Your arrows are sharp,\par deep in the heart of your enemies,\par people will fall to the ground\par in front of you.\par
If a person is sad, he is the only one that can feel that sadness. In the same way, if a person is happy, he is the only one that can feel that joy.
A good attitude gives a person support when he is ill, but no one can cheer up {\cf2\super [24]} a person with a bad attitude.
That person will come and take you away. Your punishment will be terrible. Your punishment will come early in the morning, and it will continue late into the night.
The Lord bent his bow like an enemy.\par He held his sword in his right hand.\par He killed all the good looking men of Judah.\par The Lord killed them\par as if he were the enemy.\par The Lord poured out his anger.\par He poured it out on the tents of Zion.\par
The Lord turned his hand against me.\par He did this again and again, all day.\par
At three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani.” This means, “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?” {\cf2\super [229]}
We know what it means to fear the Lord. So we try to help people accept the truth. God knows what we really are. And I hope that in your hearts you know us too.
My enemies will be killed and taken as prisoners. My arrows will be covered with their blood. My sword will cut off the heads of their soldiers.’
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.