Verse Comparison: Job 16:12
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
I was living at ease, but [Satan] crushed me {and} broke me apart; yes, he seized me by the neck and dashed me in pieces; then he set me up for his target.
Contemporary English Version
Everything was going well, until God grabbed my neck and shook me to pieces. God set me up as the target
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
I was living in peace, but God took me by the throat and battered me and crushed me. God uses me for target practice
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"I was at ease, but He shattered me, And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces; He has also set me up as His target.
New International Version
All was well with me, but he shattered me;
he seized me by the neck and crushed me.
He has made me his target;
New King James Version
I was at ease, but He has shattered me;
He also has taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces;
He has set me up for His target,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I felt at ease, but He shattered me, And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces; He has also set me up as His target.
Revised Standard Version
I was at ease, and he broke me asunder; he seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces; he set me up as his target,
Young's Literal Translation
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.
