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Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered;
    I call aloud, but there is no justice.(A)
He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,
    and he has set darkness upon my paths.(B)
He has stripped my glory from me
    and taken the crown from my head.(C)
10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone;
    he has uprooted my hope like a tree.(D)
11 He has kindled his wrath against me
    and counts me as his adversary.(E)
12 His troops come on together;
    they have thrown up siegeworks[a] against me
    and encamp around my tent.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 19.12 Cn: Heb their way

God’s treatment of Job

If I cry “Violence!” I’m not answered;
    I shout—but there is no justice.
He walled up my path so I can’t pass
        and put darkness on my trail,
    stripped my honor from me,
        removed the crown from my head,
10     tore me down completely so that I’ll die, and uprooted my hope like a tree.
11 His anger burns against me;
    he considers me his enemy.
12 His troops come as one
    and construct their siege ramp[a] against me;
    they camp around my tent.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:12 Or their road

“Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(A)
    though I call for help,(B) there is no justice.(C)
He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(D)
    he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(E)
He has stripped(F) me of my honor(G)
    and removed the crown from my head.(H)
10 He tears me down(I) on every side till I am gone;
    he uproots my hope(J) like a tree.(K)
11 His anger(L) burns against me;
    he counts me among his enemies.(M)
12 His troops advance in force;(N)
    they build a siege ramp(O) against me
    and encamp around my tent.(P)

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