Everything Is Against Him

“Behold, (A)I cry, ‘Violence!’ but I get no answer;
I shout for help, but there is no justice.
He has (B)blocked my way so that I cannot pass,
And He has put (C)darkness on my paths.
He has (D)stripped my honor from me
And removed the (E)crown from my head.
10 He (F)breaks me down on every side, and I am gone;
And He has uprooted my (G)hope (H)like a tree.
11 He has also (I)kindled His anger against me
And (J)considered me as His enemy.
12 His (K)troops come together
And (L)build up their [a]way against me
And camp around my tent.

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Notas al pie

  1. Job 19:12 I.e., siege ramp

“Look, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but[a] I am not answered;
I cry out, but[b] there is no justice.
He has walled up my way so that[c] I cannot pass;
and he has set darkness upon my paths.
He has taken my glory from me,
and he has removed the crown of[d] my head.
10 He has broken me down all around, and I am gone.
And he has uprooted my hope like a tree,
11 and he has kindled his wrath against me,
and he has counted me as one of his foes.[e]
12 His troops have come together
and have thrown up their rampart[f] against me
and have encamped around my tent.

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Notas al pie

  1. Job 19:7 Or “and”
  2. Job 19:7 Hebrew “and”
  3. Job 19:8 Hebrew “and”
  4. Job 19:9 Or “from”
  5. Job 19:11 Literally “he has counted me for him as his foes”
  6. Job 19:12 Or “siege works”; compare NRSV