Job 19:1–12

1 Then Job replied:

2 “How long will you torment me

and crush me with words?

3 Ten times now you have reproached me;

shamelessly you attack me.

4 If it is true that I have gone astray,

my error remains my concern alone.

5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me

and use my humiliation against me,

6 then know that God has wronged me

and drawn his net around me.

7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;

though I call for help, there is no justice.

8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;

he has shrouded my paths in darkness.

9 He has stripped me of my honor

and removed the crown from my head.

10 He tears me down on every side till I am gone;

he uproots my hope like a tree.

11 His anger burns against me;

he counts me among his enemies.

12 His troops advance in force;

they build a siege ramp against me

and encamp around my tent.

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “How long will you torment me

and break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times you have cast reproach upon me;

are you not ashamed to wrong me?

4 And even if it be true that I have erred,

my error remains with myself.

5 If indeed you magnify yourselves against me

and make my disgrace an argument against me,

6 know then that God has put me in the wrong

and closed his net about me.

7 Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered;

I call for help, but there is no justice.

8 He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass,

and he has set darkness upon my paths.

9 He has stripped from me my glory

and taken the crown from my head.

10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone,

and my hope has he pulled up like a tree.

11 He has kindled his wrath against me

and counts me as his adversary.

12 His troops come on together;

they have cast up their siege ramp against me

and encamp around my tent.

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 How long will ye vex my soul,

And break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times have ye reproached me:

Ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.

4 And be it indeed that I have erred,

Mine error remaineth with myself.

5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me,

And plead against me my reproach:

6 Know now that God hath overthrown me,

And hath compassed me with his net.

7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard:

I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass,

And he hath set darkness in my paths.

9 He hath stripped me of my glory,

And taken the crown from my head.

10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone:

And mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me,

And he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.

12 His troops come together,

And raise up their way against me,

And encamp round about my tabernacle.

1 Then Job spoke again:

2 “How long will you torture me?

How long will you try to crush me with your words?

3 You have already insulted me ten times.

You should be ashamed of treating me so badly.

4 Even if I have sinned,

that is my concern, not yours.

5 You think you’re better than I am,

using my humiliation as evidence of my sin.

6 But it is God who has wronged me,

capturing me in his net.

7 “I cry out, ‘Help!’ but no one answers me.

I protest, but there is no justice.

8 God has blocked my way so I cannot move.

He has plunged my path into darkness.

9 He has stripped me of my honor

and removed the crown from my head.

10 He has demolished me on every side, and I am finished.

He has uprooted my hope like a fallen tree.

11 His fury burns against me;

he counts me as an enemy.

12 His troops advance.

They build up roads to attack me.

They camp all around my tent.

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “How long will you torment my soul,

And break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times you have reproached me;

You are not ashamed that you have wronged me.

4 And if indeed I have erred,

My error remains with me.

5 If indeed you exalt yourselves against me,

And plead my disgrace against me,

6 Know then that God has wronged me,

And has surrounded me with His net.

7 “If I cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard.

If I cry aloud, there is no justice.

8 He has fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;

And He has set darkness in my paths.

9 He has stripped me of my glory,

And taken the crown from my head.

10 He breaks me down on every side,

And I am gone;

My hope He has uprooted like a tree.

11 He has also kindled His wrath against me,

And He counts me as one of His enemies.

12 His troops come together

And build up their road against me;

They encamp all around my tent.

1 Then Job answered:

2 “How long will you hurt me

and crush me with your words?

3 You have insulted me ten times now

and attacked me without shame.

4 Even if I have sinned,

it is my worry alone.

5 If you want to make yourselves look better than I,

you can blame me for my suffering.

6 Then know that God has wronged me

and pulled his net around me.

7 “I shout, ‘I have been wronged!’

But I get no answer.

I scream for help

but I get no justice.

8 God has blocked my way so I cannot pass;

he has covered my paths with darkness.

9 He has taken away my honor

and removed the crown from my head.

10 He beats me down on every side until I am gone;

he destroys my hope like a fallen tree.

11 His anger burns against me,

and he treats me like an enemy.

12 His armies gather;

they prepare to attack me.

They camp around my tent.

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 How long will ye vex my soul,

And break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times have ye reproached me:

Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

4 And be it indeed that I have erred,

Mine error remaineth with myself.

5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me,

And plead against me my reproach;

6 Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause,

And hath compassed me with his net.

7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard:

I cry for help, but there is no justice.

8 He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass,

And hath set darkness in my paths.

9 He hath stripped me of my glory,

And taken the crown from my head.

10 He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone;

And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.

11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me,

And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

12 His troops come on together,

And cast up their way against me,

And encamp round about my tent.

1 Then Job replied ⸤to his friends⸥, 

2 “How long will you torment me 

and depress me with words? 

3 You have insulted me ten times now. 

You’re not even ashamed of mistreating me. 

4 Even if it were true that I’ve made a mistake without realizing it, 

my mistake would affect only me. 

5 If you are trying to make yourselves look better than me 

by using my disgrace as an argument against me, 

6 then I want you to know that God has wronged me 

and surrounded me with his net. 

7 Indeed, I cry, ‘Help! I’m being attacked!’ but I get no response. 

I call for help, but there is no justice. 

8 “God has blocked my path so that I can’t go on. 

He has made my paths dark. 

9 He has stripped me of my honor. 

He has taken the crown off my head. 

10 He beats me down on every side until I’m gone. 

He uproots my hope like a tree. 

11 He is very angry at me. 

He considers me to be his enemy. 

12 His troops assemble against me. 

They build a ramp to attack me 

and camp around my tent. 

1 Then Job answered:

2 How long will you torment me

and crush me with words?

3 You have humiliated me ten times now,

and you mistreat me without shame.

4 Even if it is true that I have sinned,

my mistake concerns only me.

5 If you really want to appear superior to me

and would use my disgrace as evidence against me,

6 then understand that it is God who has wronged me

and caught me in His net.

7 I cry out: “Violence!” but get no response;

I call for help, but there is no justice.

8 He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through;

He has veiled my paths with darkness.

9 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.

He uproots my hope like a tree.

11 His anger burns against me,

and He regards me as one of His enemies.

12 His troops advance together;

they construct a ramp against me

and camp around my tent.

1 Then Job answered:

2 “How long will you torment me

and break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times you have cast reproach upon me;

are you not ashamed to wrong me?

4 And even if it is true that I have erred,

my error remains with me.

5 If indeed you magnify yourselves against me

and make my humiliation an argument against me,

6 know then that God has put me in the wrong

and closed his net around me.

7 Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered;

I call aloud, but there is no justice.

8 He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,

and he has set darkness upon my paths.

9 He has stripped my glory from me

and taken the crown from my head.

10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone;

he has uprooted my hope like a tree.

11 He has kindled his wrath against me

and counts me as his adversary.

12 His troops come on together;

they have thrown up siegeworks against me

and encamp around my tent.

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 “How long will you torment me

and crush me with words?

3 These ten times you have disgraced me;

you are not ashamed that you have attacked me.

4 And what is more, if I have truly erred,

my error remains with me.

5 If indeed you must magnify yourselves against me,

and you must let my disgrace argue against me,

6 know then that God has wronged me

and has surrounded me with his net.

7 “Look, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered;

I cry out, but there is no justice.

8 He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass;

and he has set darkness upon my paths.

9 He has taken my glory from me,

and he has removed the crown of 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.

12 His troops have come together

and have thrown up their rampart against me

and have encamped around my tent.

1 Job replied,

2 “How long will you people make me suffer?

How long will you crush me with your words?

3 You have already made fun of me many times.

You have attacked me without feeling any shame.

4 Suppose it’s true that I’ve gone down the wrong path.

Then it’s my concern, not yours.

5 Suppose you want to place yourselves above me.

Suppose you want to use my shame to prove I’m wrong.

6 Then I want you to know that God hasn’t treated me right.

In fact, he has captured me in his net.

7 “I cry out, ‘Someone harmed me!’

But I don’t get any reply.

I call out for help.

But I’m not treated fairly.

8 God has blocked my way, and I can’t get through.

He has made my paths so dark I can’t see where I’m going.

9 He has taken my wealth away from me.

He has stripped me of my honor.

10 He tears me down on every side until I’m gone.

He pulls up the roots of my hope as if I were a tree.

11 His anger burns against me.

He thinks I’m one of his enemies.

12 His troops march toward me in force.

They come at me from every direction.

They camp around my tent.

1 Then Job responded,

2 “How long will you torment me

And crush me with words?

3 “These ten times you have insulted me;

You are not ashamed to wrong me.

4 “Even if I have truly erred,

My error lodges with me.

5 “If indeed you vaunt yourselves against me

And prove my disgrace to me,

6 Know then that God has wronged me

And has closed His net around me.

7 “Behold, I cry, ‘Violence!’ but I get no answer;

I shout for help, but there is no justice.

8 “He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,

And He has put darkness on my paths.

9 “He has stripped my honor from me

And removed the crown from my head.

10 “He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone;

And He has uprooted my hope like a tree.

11 “He has also kindled His anger against me

And considered me as His enemy.

12 “His troops come together,

And build up their way against me

And camp around my tent.