Job 19:7-12

New International Version

⁷“Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;^(A)
    though I call for help,^(B) there is no justice.^(C)
⁸He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;^(D)
    he has shrouded my paths in darkness.^(E)
⁹He has stripped^(F) me of my honor^(G)
    and removed the crown from my head.^(H)
¹⁰He tears me down^(I) on every side till I am gone;
    he uproots my hope^(J) like a tree.^(K)
¹¹His anger^(L) burns against me;
    he counts me among his enemies.^(M)
¹²His troops advance in force;^(N)
    they build a siege ramp^(O) against me
    and encamp around my tent.^(P)

Read full chapter

Job 19:7-12

English Standard Version

⁷Behold, I ^(A)cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered;
    I call for help, but there is no justice.
⁸He has ^(B)walled up my way, so that I cannot pass,
    and he has set darkness upon my paths.
⁹He has ^(C)stripped from me my glory
    and taken the ^(D)crown from my head.
¹⁰He breaks me down on every side, and I ^(E)am gone,
    and my hope has he pulled up like a tree.
¹¹He has kindled his wrath against me
    and ^(F)counts me as his adversary.
¹²His ^(G)troops come on together;
    they have ^(H)cast up their siege ramp^[a] against me
    and encamp around my tent.