“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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I cry out: “Violence!” but get no response;(A)
I call for help, but there is no justice.
He has blocked(B) my way so that I cannot pass through;
He has veiled my paths with darkness.(C)
He has stripped me of my honor
and removed the crown from my head.
10 He tears me down on every side so that I am ruined.[a]
He uproots my hope like a tree.(D)
11 His anger(E) burns against me,
and He regards me as one of His enemies.(F)
12 His troops advance together;
they construct a ramp[b] against me
and camp(G) around my tent.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:10 Lit gone
  2. Job 19:12 Lit they raise up their way