10 They have (A)gaped at me with their mouths,
They have [a](B)slapped me on the cheek with contempt;
They have (C)massed themselves against me.
11 God hands me over to criminals,
And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, but (D)He shattered me,
And He has grasped me by my neck and shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His (E)target.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:10 Lit struck

10 People open their mouths(A) to jeer at me;(B)
    they strike my cheek(C) in scorn
    and unite together against me.(D)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(E)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.(F)
He has made me his target;(G)

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