New International Version (NIV)
12All was well with me, but he shattered me;
he seized me by the neck and crushed me.
He has made me his target;
Job 16:12
Job 16:12 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
12“I was at ease, but He shattered me,
And He has grasped me by my neck and shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His target.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
12“I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart,
And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His target.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
12I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the neck and crushed me.
He has set me up as His target;
American Standard Version (ASV)
12I 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
12I was in welth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a marke for himselfe.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
12I was at ease, and he broke me apart.
Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces.
He has also set me up for his target.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
12Everything was going well with me.
But he broke me into pieces like a clay pot.
He grabbed me by the neck and crushed me.
He has taken aim at me.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
12I was living in peace,
but then God destroyed me.
He took hold of my neck
and he shook me to pieces.
He decided to shoot his arrows at me.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
12I have been at ease, and He breaks me, || And He has laid hold on my neck, || And He breaks me in pieces, || And He raises me to Him for a mark.