Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 16:11 - Revised Version 1885 God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, And turned me over into the hands of the wicked. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God has delivered me to the ungodly (to the evil one) and cast me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked (Satan's host). American Standard Version (1901) God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked. Common English Bible God delivers me to a criminal and forces me into the hands of the wicked. Catholic Public Domain Version They have opened their mouths against me, and, reproaching me, they have struck me on the cheek; they are nourished by my sufferings. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek; they are filled with my pains. |
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
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.
Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.
So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Wilt thou even disannul my judgement? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: He covereth the faces of the judges thereof; If it be not he, who then is it?
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
For God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.
And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the Revelation--wherefore, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.
And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me up into thine hand, thou killedst me not.