King James Version
Job 16:11 in the King James Version says “God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. hath: Heb. hath shut me up” — study this verse from Job chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. hath: Heb. hath shut me up”
Job 16:11 · KJV
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. hath: Heb. hath shut me up
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.
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“into the hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“and turned me over”
H3399to precipitate or hurl (rush) headlong; (intransitively) to be rash
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