But now He has (A)exhausted me;
You have laid (B)waste all my group of loved ones.
And you have shriveled me up,
[a](C)It has become a witness;
And my (D)infirmity rises up against me,
It testifies to my face.
His anger has (E)torn me and [b]hunted me down,
He has (F)gnashed at me with His teeth;
My (G)enemy [c]glares at me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:8 I.e., Job’s condition
  2. Job 16:9 Lit borne a grudge against me
  3. Job 16:9 Lit sharpens his eyes

Surely, God, you have worn me out;(A)
    you have devastated my entire household.(B)
You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness;
    my gauntness(C) rises up and testifies against me.(D)
God assails me and tears(E) me in his anger(F)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;(G)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.(H)

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