Job 16:12 meaning and explanation

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;

Job 16:12, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

Job is answering Eliphaz and the other friends who came to comfort him. He describes his ruin as God's direct assault: he once enjoyed ease and security, and now he pictures God seizing him by the neck and shattering him like a warrior.

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