Is it good for You to oppress, to despise the work of Your hands, while You smile on the plans of the wicked?
Job 16:11 - Tree of Life Version God has handed me over to the ungodly, and tossed 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 for You to oppress, to despise the work of Your hands, while You smile on the plans of the wicked?
People open their mouths against me; they strike my cheek in contempt; they unite together against me.
I was at ease, but He shattered me; He grabbed me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me His target;
So the satan departed from the presence of Adonai, and afflicted Job with painful boils, from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
“As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, Shaddai who has made my soul bitter,
“Would you really annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
If the land falls into the hand of the wicked He blindfolds the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes. For false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
I will be glad and rejoice in Your lovingkindness, for You saw my affliction. You knew the troubles of my soul.
For God has shut up all in disobedience, so that He might show mercy to all.
even in the extraordinary quality of the revelations. So that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me—a a messenger of satan to torment me, so I would not exalt myself.
You’ve told today how well you’ve dealt with me, for Adonai had delivered me up into your hand, yet you did not kill me.