Job 16:14
New International Version
Again and again he bursts upon me; he rushes at me like a warrior.

New Living Translation
Again and again he smashes against me, charging at me like a warrior.

English Standard Version
He breaks me with breach upon breach; he runs upon me like a warrior.

Berean Standard Bible
He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.

King James Bible
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

New King James Version
He breaks me with wound upon wound; He runs at me like a warrior.

New American Standard Bible
“He breaks through me with breach after breach; He runs at me like a warrior.

NASB 1995
“He breaks through me with breach after breach; He runs at me like a warrior.

NASB 1977
“He breaks through me with breach after breach; He runs at me like a warrior.

Legacy Standard Bible
He breaks through me with breach after breach; He runs at me like a warrior.

Amplified Bible
“He attacks me, making wound after wound; He runs at me like a warrior.

Christian Standard Bible
He breaks through my defenses again and again; he charges at me like a warrior.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He breaks through my defenses again and again; He charges at me like a warrior.

American Standard Version
He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

Contemporary English Version
God never stops attacking,

English Revised Version
He breaketh me with breach upon breach; he runneth upon me like a giant.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He inflicts wound after wound on me. He lunges at me like a warrior.

Good News Translation
He wounds me again and again; he attacks like a soldier gone mad with hate.

International Standard Version
Attack follows attack as he breaks through my defenses! He runs over me like a mighty warrior.

Majority Standard Bible
He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.

NET Bible
He breaks through against me, time and time again; he rushes against me like a warrior.

New Heart English Bible
He breaks me with breach on breach. He runs on me like a giant.

Webster's Bible Translation
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

World English Bible
He breaks me with breach on breach. He runs at me like a giant.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He breaks me—breach on breach, "" He runs on me as a mighty one.

Young's Literal Translation
He breaketh me -- breach upon breach, He runneth upon me as a mighty one.

Smith's Literal Translation
He will break me, breaking upon the face of breaking; he will run upon me as the strong one.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He hath torn me with wound upon wound, he hath rushed in upon me like a giant.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He has cut me with wound after wound. He has rushed upon me like a giant.

New American Bible
He pierces me, thrust upon thrust, rushes at me like a warrior.

New Revised Standard Version
He bursts upon me again and again; he rushes at me like a warrior.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He breaks me with breach upon breach; he runs against me like a giant.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He broke me breach within breach and he ran against me as upon a giant!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They overthrew me with fall upon fall: they ran upon me in their might.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job Decries his Comforters
13His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground. 14He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior. 15I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.…

Cross References
Isaiah 53:3-5
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Lamentations 3:12-13
He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. / He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.

Psalm 22:12-13
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. / They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

Psalm 88:16-18
Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. / All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. / You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

Jeremiah 30:14
All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.

Isaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”

Psalm 38:2
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

Psalm 42:7
Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.

Psalm 69:20
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

Isaiah 63:3
“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.

2 Corinthians 4:8-10
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

Hebrews 12:3
Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

Mark 15:19
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.


Treasury of Scripture

He breaks me with breach on breach, he runs on me like a giant.

breaketh

Lamentations 3:3-5
Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day…

runneth

Judges 15:8
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

Psalm 42:7
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Jump to Previous
Breach Breaketh Breaks Broken Bursts Giant Mighty Runneth Runs Rushes Rushing War Warrior Wound
Jump to Next
Breach Breaketh Breaks Broken Bursts Giant Mighty Runneth Runs Rushes Rushing War Warrior Wound
Job 16
1. Job reproves his friends for unmercifulness
17. He maintains his innocence














He breaks me
The Hebrew root for "breaks" is "פָּרַץ" (parats), which conveys the idea of bursting forth or breaking through. In the context of Job's suffering, this word paints a vivid picture of relentless and overwhelming force. Job feels as though God is not merely allowing his suffering but actively breaking him down. This imagery reflects the intensity of Job's trials, suggesting a divine power that is both awe-inspiring and fearsome. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine sovereignty, where gods were seen as having absolute control over human fate.

with wound upon wound
The repetition here emphasizes the continuous and compounding nature of Job's afflictions. The Hebrew word for "wound" is "פֶּצַע" (petza), which can mean a physical injury or a metaphorical blow. This phrase suggests that Job's suffering is not a single event but a series of relentless attacks. In the broader scriptural context, this mirrors the trials faced by many biblical figures who endured prolonged periods of hardship, reinforcing the theme of enduring faith amidst suffering.

He rushes me
The verb "rushes" comes from the Hebrew "רָדַף" (radaf), meaning to pursue or chase. This word choice conveys a sense of urgency and aggression, as if Job is being hunted down. It evokes the image of a relentless pursuer, adding to the intensity of Job's plight. This reflects the ancient understanding of divine retribution, where God is seen as actively pursuing justice or discipline.

like a warrior
The term "warrior" is translated from the Hebrew "גִּבּוֹר" (gibbor), which denotes a mighty or valiant man, often used to describe heroes or champions in battle. This metaphor suggests that God is engaging with Job in a manner akin to a warrior in combat, highlighting the formidable and overpowering nature of Job's trials. In the historical context, warriors were revered for their strength and skill, and this comparison underscores the might and authority of God in the face of human frailty.

Verse 14. - He breaketh me with breach upon breach. As an enemy, when he besieges a town, crushes its resistance by means of "breach upon breach." so is Job crushed by one attack after another. He runneth upon me like a giant; i.e. with overwhelming force - a force that is quite irresistible.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He breaks me
יִפְרְצֵ֣נִי (yip̄·rə·ṣê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 6555: To break through

with wound
פֶ֭רֶץ (p̄e·reṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6556: A bursting forth, breach

upon wound;
פָ֑רֶץ (p̄ā·reṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6556: A bursting forth, breach

He rushes
יָרֻ֖ץ (yā·ruṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7323: To run

me
עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

like a warrior.
כְּגִבּֽוֹר׃ (kə·ḡib·bō·wr)
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant


Links
Job 16:14 NIV
Job 16:14 NLT
Job 16:14 ESV
Job 16:14 NASB
Job 16:14 KJV

Job 16:14 BibleApps.com
Job 16:14 Biblia Paralela
Job 16:14 Chinese Bible
Job 16:14 French Bible
Job 16:14 Catholic Bible

OT Poetry: Job 16:14 He breaks me with breach on breach (Jb)
Job 16:13
Top of Page
Top of Page