Job 19:7-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered;
I call aloud, but there is no justice.(A)
8 He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,
and he has set darkness upon my paths.(B)
9 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)
Footnotes
- 19.12 Cn: Heb their way
Job 19:7-12
Common English Bible
God’s treatment of Job
7 If I cry “Violence!” I’m not answered;
I shout—but there is no justice.
8 He walled up my path so I can’t pass
and put darkness on my trail,
9 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.
Footnotes
- Job 19:12 Or their road
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