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Job 16:11

God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

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יַסְגִּירֵ֣נִיyasgirenishutסָגַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “shut”, an unfinished actionH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.אֵ֭לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'אֶ֣לelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, 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).עֲוִ֑ילavilungodlyעֲוִילnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “ungodly”, the ordinary formH5760perverse (morally)ungodly.וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, 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,…יְדֵ֖יyedehandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([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, […רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִרְטֵֽנִיyirtenibe perverseיָרַטverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be perverse”, an unfinished actionH3399to precipitate or hurl (rush) headlong; (intransitively) to be rashbe perverse, turn over.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

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American Standard Version (1901)

God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

Young’s Literal Translation

God shutteth me up unto the perverse, And to the hands of the wicked turneth me over.

World English Bible

God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.

Darby Translation

God hath delivered me over to the iniquitous man, and hurled me into the hands of the wicked.

Douay-Rheims

They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the Lord has delivered me into the hands of unrighteous men, and thrown me upon the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρέδωκε γάρ με ὁ Κύριος εἰς χείρας ἀδίκων, ἐπὶ δὲ ἀσεβέσιν ἔῤῥιψέ με.