Job 16:14

14 He smashes through me as if I were a wall. He rushes at me like a fighting man.

Job 16:14 Meaning and Commentary

Job 16:14

He breaketh me with breach upon breach
Upon his substance, his family, and the health of his body, which came thick and fast, one after another; referring to the report of those things brought by one messenger upon the back of another, see ( Ezekiel 7:26 ) ;

he runneth upon me like a giant;
with great fury and fierceness, with great strength and courage, with great speed and swiftness, causing great terror and distress; he not being able to resist him, any more than a dwarf a giant, and no more, nor so much, a match for him; see ( Isaiah 42:13 ) .

Job 16:14 In-Context

12 Everything was going well with me. But he broke me into pieces like a clay pot. He grabbed me by the neck and crushed me. He has taken aim at me.

13 He shoots his arrows at me from all sides. Without pity, he stabs me in the kidneys. He spills my insides on the ground.

14 He smashes through me as if I were a wall. He rushes at me like a fighting man.

15 "I've sewed black cloth over my skin. All I can do is sit here in the dust.

16 My face is red from crying. I have deep circles under my eyes.