Job 16:12
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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 shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
In other translations
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 shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
Hebrew words
שָׁלֵוshalevat easeH7961הָיִיתִי׀hayitiI wasH1961וַיְפַרְפְּרֵנִיvayfarpereniand he smashed meH6565וְאָחַזve'achazand he took holdH270בְּעָרְפִּיbe'arepion neck myH6203וַיְפַצְפְּצֵנִיvayfatzpetzeniand he shattered meH6327וַיְקִימֵנִיvaykimeniand he set up meH6965לוֹloof himלְמַטָּרָה׃lematarahto a targetH4307
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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