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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 16:12 - Up
Job 16:12 - 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.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I was | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| at ease | H7961 | שָׁלֵו |
[Adjective] tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly security |
| but he hath broken me asunder | H6565 | פָּרַר |
[Verb] to break up (usually {figuratively} that {is} to {violate} frustrate) |
| he hath also taken | H270 | אָחַז |
[Verb] to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) |
| me by my neck | H6203 | עֹרֶף |
[Noun Masculine] the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence the back generally (whether literally or figuratively) |
| and shaken me to pieces | H6327 | פּוּץ |
[Verb] to dash in {pieces} literally or figuratively (especially to disperse) |
| and set me up | H6965 | קוּם |
[Verb] to rise (in various {applications} {literally} {figuratively} intensively and causatively) |
| for his mark | H4307 | מַטָּרָא |
[Noun Feminine] a jail (as a guard house); also an aim (as being closely watched) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.