JOB 16:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I was just living my life and he shattered me.
⇔ ≈He grabbed me by the neck and dashed me to pieces.
⇔ He set me up as a his target.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Εἰρηνεύοντα διεσκέδασέ με· λαβών με τῆς κόμης διέτιλε, κατέστησέ με ὥσπερ σκοπόν.
(Eiraʸneuonta dieskedase me; labōn me taʸs komaʸs dietile, katestaʸse me hōsper skopon. )

BrTr When I was at peace he distracted me: he took me by the hair of the head, and plucked it out: he set me up as a mark.

ULT I was tranquil, but he has shattered me,
⇔ and he has seized my neck and shaken me to pieces.
⇔ And he has set me up as a target for him;
⇔ 

UST Previously, I was living peacefully,
⇔ but then God caused great trouble for me.
⇔ It is as if he grabbed my neck and shook me to pieces.
⇔ It is as if he set me up as a target

BSB I was at ease, but He shattered me;
⇔ He seized me by the neck and crushed me.
⇔ He has set me up as His target;

OEB I was happy, when He took and shattered me;
⇔ Grasped my neck, and then dashed me in pieces.
⇔ He set me up for His target;

WEBBE I was at ease, and he broke me apart.
⇔ Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces.
⇔ He has also set me up for his target.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I was in peace, and he has shattered me.
⇔ He has seized me by the neck and crushed me.
⇔ He has made me his target;

LSV I have been at ease, and He breaks me,
And He has laid hold on my neck,
And He breaks me in pieces,
And He raises me to Him for a mark.

FBV I was living in peace and he smashed me to pieces. He grabbed me by the neck and dashed me to pieces. He set me up as his target.

T4T Previously, I was living peacefully,
⇔ but he crushed me;
⇔ it is as though he grabbed my neck and smashed me to pieces.
⇔ It is as though [MET] he set me up like a target;

LEB • [fn] he broke me in two, and he seized me by my neck; • then[fn] he shattered me • and set me up as a target for him.

16:? Hebrew “and”

BBE I was in comfort, but I have been broken up by his hands; he has taken me by the neck, shaking me to bits; he has put me up as a mark for his arrows.

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JPS I was at ease, and He broke me asunder; yea, He hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces; He hath also set me up for His mark.

ASV 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.

DRA God hath shut me up with the unjust man, and hath delivered me into the hands of the wicked.

YLT At ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark.

Drby I was at rest, but he hath shattered me; he hath taken me by the neck and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-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.
(I was at ease, but he hath/has broken me asunder: he hath/has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. )

KJB-1611 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my necke, and shaken me to pieces, and set me vp for his marke.
(I was at ease, but he hath/has broken me asunder: he hath/has also taken me by my necke, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his marke.)

Bshps I was in wealth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, he hath all to shaken me, and set me as a marke for him selfe.
(I was in wealth, but he hath/has brought me to nought: he hath/has taken me by the necke, he hath/has all to shaken me, and set me as a mark for himself.)

Gnva I was in welth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a marke for himselfe.
(I was in welth, but he hath/has brought me to nought: he hath/has taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a mark for himself. )

Cvdl I was somtyme in wealth, but sodenly hath he brought me to naught. He hath taken me by the neck, he hath rente me, and set me, as it were a marck for him to shute at.
(I was somtyme in wealth, but sodenly hath/has he brought me to naught. He hath/has taken me by the neck, he hath/has rente me, and set me, as it were a marck for him to shute at.)

Wycl God hath closid me togidere at the wickid, and hath youe me to the hondis of wickid men.
(God hath/has closid me together at the wicked, and hath/has given me to the hands of wicked men.)

Luth Ich war reich, aber er hat mich zunichte gemacht; er hat mich beim Hals genommen und zerstoßen und hat mich ihm zum Ziel aufgerichtet.
(I what/which reich, but he has me zunichte made; he has me beim Hals taken and zerstoßen and has me him for_the Ziel aufgerichtet.)

ClVg Conclusit me Deus apud iniquum, et manibus impiorum me tradidit.[fn]
(Conclusit me God apud iniquum, and manibus impiorum me tradidit. )

16.12 Conclusit me Deus, etc. Electorum populus apud iniquum concluditur: cum ejus caro antiqui hostis persecutionibus temporaliter datur. Qui non spiritui, sed manibus inimicorum traditur, quia quo hunc mente capere nequeunt, eo contra illius carnes crudelius inardescunt.

16.12 Conclusit me God, etc. Electorum populus apud iniquum concluditur: when/with his caro antiqui hostis persecutionibus temporaliter datur. Who not/no spiritui, but manibus of_enemies traditur, because quo this_one mente capere nequeunt, eo on_the_contrary illius carnes crudelius inardescunt.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַֽ⁠יְפַרְפְּרֵ֗⁠נִי וְ⁠אָחַ֣ז בְּ֭⁠עָרְפִּ⁠י וַֽ⁠יְפַצְפְּצֵ֑⁠נִי

and,shattered,me and,seized in/on/at/with,neck,me and,dashed_~_topieces,me

Job is speaking as if God has literally shattered him, breaking him into many parts, and seized his neck and shaken him to pieces. He means that God has destroyed everything important in his life—his family, his health, and his possessions. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this as a comparison, as the UST does, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but he has destroyed my family, my health, and my possessions”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יְקִימֵ֥⁠נִי ל֝֗⁠וֹ לְ⁠מַטָּרָֽה

and,set_~_up,me to=him/it as,target

Job is speaking as if God has literally set him up as a target. (He continues this image in the first line of the next verse.) He means that it seems as if God has harmed him very intentionally. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this as a comparison, as the UST does, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Yes, it seems as if he has harmed me very intentionally”

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