Albert Barnes Commentary Job 16:11

Albert Barnes Commentary

Job 16:11

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Job 16:11

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked." — Job 16:11 (ASV)

God has 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.

To the ungodly - Into the hands of wicked people—meaning undoubtedly his professed friends.

And turned me over - The word used here (from ירט yârat) means to throw headlong, to precipitate, to cast down. Here it means, “He has thrown me headlong into the hands of the wicked.”