Job 16:11
Job 16:11 in Multiple Translations
God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.
God has handed me over to evil people; he has thrown me into their hands.
God hath deliuered me to the vniust, and hath made mee to turne out of the way by the hands of the wicked.
God shutteth me up unto the perverse, And to the hands of the wicked turneth me over.
God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains.
It is as though God has handed me over to ungodly people and turned me over to the wicked [DOU].
Berean Amplified Bible — Job 16:11
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Job 16:11 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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יַסְגִּירֵ֣/נִי
אֵ֭ל
אֶ֣ל
עֲוִ֑יל
וְ/עַל
יְדֵ֖י
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
יִרְטֵֽ/נִי
יַסְגִּירֵ֣/נִי
çâgar
H5462
to shut
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff
אֵ֭ל
ʼêl
H410
god
N-ms
אֶ֣ל
ʼêl
H413
to(wards)
Prep
עֲוִ֑יל
ʻăvîyl
H5760
unjust one
N-ms
וְ/עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
Conj | Prep
יְדֵ֖י
yâd
H3027
hand
N-cd
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
Adj
יִרְטֵֽ/נִי
yâraṭ
H3399
to push
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 16:11
יַסְגִּירֵ֣/נִי
çâgar
H5462
"to shut"
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff
To shut means to close something, like a door or a container. In the Bible, this word is used to describe surrendering or giving something up, like in the book of Ezra where the Israelites shut themselves in to pray.
Definition: 1) to shut, close 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shut 1a2) to close, close up 1a3) closed up, closely joined, shut up 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be shut up 1b2) to be shut or closed 1c) (Piel) to shut up, deliver up 1d) (Pual) to be shut up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to deliver up 1e2) to shut up, imprison 2) pure gold Aramaic equivalent: se.gar (סְגַר "to shut" H5463)
Usage: Occurs in 87 OT verses. KJV: close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly. See also: Genesis 2:21; 1 Kings 11:27; Psalms 17:10.
אֵ֭ל
ʼêl
H410
"god"
N-ms
In the Bible, 'el means strength or power, and is often used to refer to God or false gods. It describes something or someone as mighty or powerful, like the Almighty. This concept is central to understanding the Bible's view of God.
Definition: : god 1) god, god-like one, mighty one 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes 1b) angels 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations) 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah 2) mighty things in nature 3) strength, power Also means: ": power" (el אֵל H0410L)
Usage: Occurs in 235 OT verses. KJV: God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.' See also: Genesis 14:18; Job 33:14; Psalms 5:5.
אֶ֣ל
ʼêl
H413
"to(wards)"
Prep
This Hebrew word means 'to' or 'toward', showing direction or movement. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, to indicate where someone is going. The KJV translates it in various ways, like 'about', 'according to', or 'against'.
Definition: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Usage: Occurs in 4205 OT verses. KJV: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). See also: Genesis 1:9; Genesis 21:14; Genesis 31:13.
עֲוִ֑יל
ʻăvîyl
H5760
"unjust one"
N-ms
This word describes someone who is morally wrong or unjust. In Proverbs, it warns against being friends with people who are ungodly.
Definition: perverse one, unjust one
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: ungodly. See also: Job 16:11.
וְ/עַל
ʻal
H5921
"upon"
Conj | Prep
This Hebrew word means on or above something, like a physical object or a situation. It can also imply a sense of responsibility or accountability, as in being on behalf of someone.
Definition: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative)
Usage: Occurs in 4493 OT verses. KJV: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with. See also: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 24:13; Genesis 41:33.
יְדֵ֖י
yâd
H3027
"hand"
N-cd
In the Bible, 'yad' refers to an open hand, symbolizing power or direction. It can also mean strength or a part of something, like a side or a share. The word is used in many contexts, including anatomy and everyday life.
Definition: : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists
Usage: Occurs in 1446 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves. See also: Genesis 3:22; Exodus 7:19; Leviticus 14:22.
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
râshâʻ
H7563
"wicked"
Adj
This word describes someone who is morally wrong, a bad person who is guilty of crime or sin against God or others. It is used to describe the wicked in biblical stories, such as in the book of Genesis.
Definition: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Usage: Occurs in 248 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. See also: Genesis 18:23; Psalms 101:8; Psalms 1:1.
יִרְטֵֽ/נִי
yâraṭ
H3399
"to push"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | Suff
The Hebrew word yarat means to wring or hurl headlong. It can also mean to be rash or perverse, and is translated as such in various Bible verses.
Definition: to precipitate, be precipitate, push headlong, drive recklessly
Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: be perverse, turn over. See also: Numbers 22:32; Job 16:11.
Study Notes — Job 16:11
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- Context
- Cross References
- Job 16:11 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Job 16:11
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 16:11
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 16:11
- Trapp's Commentary on Job 16:11
- Ellicott's Commentary on Job 16:11
- Cambridge Bible on Job 16:11
- Barnes' Notes on Job 16:11
- Whedon's Commentary on Job 16:11
- Sermons on Job 16:11
Context — Job Decries His Comforters
9His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
10They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
11God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
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; 13His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Psalms 27:12 | Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. |
| 2 | Psalms 7:14 | Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. |
| 3 | Psalms 31:8 | You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open. |
| 4 | 2 Corinthians 12:7 | or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. |
| 5 | 1 Samuel 24:18 | And you have shown this day how well you have dealt with me; for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me. |
| 6 | Romans 11:32 | For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone. |
| 7 | Job 1:13–19 | One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” |
| 8 | John 19:16 | Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away. |
| 9 | Job 2:7 | So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. |
Job 16:11 Summary
In Job 16:11, Job is saying that he feels like God has given him over to people who are treating him unfairly. This is a hard thing for Job to understand, because he knows that God is a good and loving God, as seen in Psalms 136:1. Even though Job doesn't understand why God is allowing him to suffer, he is still trying to trust in God's goodness and sovereignty, as seen in Job 2:3. This verse reminds us that God is always in control, even when things seem unfair or difficult, and that He is working to achieve a greater purpose, as seen in Romans 8:28.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Job say God delivered him to unjust men?
Job is expressing his feelings of abandonment and despair, feeling that God has allowed him to suffer at the hands of wicked people, as seen in Job 16:11, similar to how the Psalmist felt in Psalms 22:1.
Is Job accusing God of being unjust?
Job is not accusing God of being unjust, but rather, he is struggling to understand why God is allowing him to suffer, as seen in Job 10:3, and this verse is an expression of his emotional pain and confusion.
How can God deliver someone to unjust men if He is a God of love?
God's ways are often mysterious and beyond human understanding, as seen in Isaiah 55:8-9, and His sovereignty sometimes involves allowing suffering to achieve a greater purpose, as seen in Romans 8:28.
What can we learn from Job's experience in this verse?
We can learn that even in the midst of suffering and uncertainty, we must trust in God's goodness and sovereignty, as seen in Job 13:15, and that He is always working to achieve a greater purpose, even if we cannot see it, as seen in Jeremiah 29:11.
Reflection Questions
- How do you respond when you feel abandoned or forsaken by God, and what can you learn from Job's experience in this verse?
- In what ways have you experienced suffering or hardship, and how has God used those experiences to shape you and draw you closer to Himself?
- What does this verse reveal about the nature of God's sovereignty and His involvement in our lives, and how can you apply that to your own life?
- How can you trust in God's goodness and love when you are facing difficult circumstances, and what role does faith play in that process?
- What does this verse teach us about the importance of perseverance and trust in the face of adversity, and how can you apply that to your own life?
Gill's Exposition on Job 16:11
God hath delivered me up to the ungodly,.... The evil or wicked one, for it is in the singular number; and designs either Satan, into whose hands God had not only delivered his substance, but his
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 16:11
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. Turned me over - literally, cast me headlong into, etc. [ yirTeeniy (H3399)].
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 16:11
To the ungodly; either, 1. To my friends, who act the part of the wicked, in censuring and condemning the righteous, whom God approveth, and in pleading for a false and wicked cause. Or rather, 2. To the Chaldeans and Sabeans, who were a most wicked people, living in gross contempt of God, and injuriousness to all sorts of men. For this best suits both with the first clause of the next verse, which showeth that he speaketh of Job’ s first afflictions, which befell him when he was at ease; and with Job’ s principal scope, which was to prove that both eminent prosperity and affliction did indifferently happen to good and bad men; and this was evident from this example, because holy Job was ruined, when these wicked people were most victorious and successful.
Trapp's Commentary on Job 16:11
Job 16:11 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.Ver. 11. God hath delivered me to the ungodly] i.e. To the devil and his instruments, those Chaldean and Sabean robbers, Job 1:15; Job 1:17, together with his hard hearted friends, who, for want of the true fear of God, added to his afflictions, Job 6:14. And turned me over, &c.] As a magistrate doth a malefactor to the executioner. It is a sore affliction to be under the rule of wicked men; much more to be under the rage, which yet was the case of that noble army of martyrs, ancient and modern. The comfort is, that although the Lord turn his servants over into the hands of the wicked, whose tender mercies are mere cruelties, yet he never turns them out of his own hand, neither will he suffer the rod of the wicked to rest upon the lot of the righteous, Psalms 125:3. His constant care is, that the choice spirits of his afflicted people fail not before him, and, therefore, he numbereth out their strokes, and if their enemies over do and go beyond their commission, so as to help forward the before appointed affliction, he is sore displeased, and jealous with a great jealousy against them, Zechariah 1:15.
Ellicott's Commentary on Job 16:11
(11) The ungodly and the wicked are the terms he retorts upon his friends, and they have certainly earned them. Now follows—
Cambridge Bible on Job 16:11
11. hath delivered] delivereth. Similarly, turneth or casteth me into. By the “ungodly” Job does not mean his friends, but the low rabble of men, such as are described in ch. 30.
Barnes' Notes on Job 16:11
God hath delivered me - Margin “shut me up.” The meaning is, that God had committed him to their hands as a prisoner or captive. They had power over him to do as they pleased.
Whedon's Commentary on Job 16:11
11. Delivered — Hurled, cast head-long. The ungodly — òåéì, the evil one, οπονηρος, Matthew 13:19. The word is in the singular number, and seems to denote the same being of whom mention is made in chaps. 1, 2.
Sermons on Job 16:11
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The Lord’s Perfect Provision for His Own Masterpiece by Hans R. Waldvogel | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of going through trials and testing in order to truly know and experience Jesus. He shares a personal story of being surrounde |
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Giving Birth to a Monster by Warren Wiersbe | Warren Wiersbe delivers a powerful sermon based on Psalms 7:10-17, emphasizing the consequences of sin and the importance of maintaining integrity in the face of persecution. The p |
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Eternal Inheritance by Joshua Daniel | Joshua Daniel preaches on the eternal inheritance promised to believers in 2 Corinthians 5:1, emphasizing the confidence and assurance we have in God's heavenly dwelling. He challe |
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Brokenness Study #5 - the Promise by Charles Stanley | In this sermon, the preacher reflects on the grace of God and expresses wonder at how God could love, be patient, forgiving, forbearing, good, gracious, and kind to him despite his |
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Brokenness by Zac Poonen | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of God breaking us in order to use us effectively. He uses the example of Jacob being broken for twenty years in his father-in |
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Why Do Some Battles Never Go Away? by Carter Conlon | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes that the fallen nature of humanity is defeated by the power of Christ within believers. The devil tries to convince people that their battle |
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Humility by C.H. Spurgeon | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of humility in our daily lives. He uses a picture as an analogy to illustrate how our perception of ourselves can change when |