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.

13 “He has alienated my family from me;

my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.

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.

13 He hath put my brethren far from me,

And mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

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.

13 “My relatives stay far away,

and my friends have turned 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.

13 “He has removed my brothers far from me,

And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.

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.

13 “God has made my brothers my enemies,

and my friends have become strangers.

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.

13 He hath put my brethren far from me,

And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

6 Know now that †God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, and I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

8 He hath hedged 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 breaketh me down on every side, and I am gone; and my hope hath he torn up as a tree. 11 And he hath kindled his anger against me, and hath counted me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops have come together and cast up their way against me, and have encamped round about my tent. 13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from 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. 

13 “My brothers stay far away from me. 

My friends are complete strangers to 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.

13 He has removed my brothers from me;

my acquaintances have abandoned 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.

13 “He has put my family far from me,

and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from 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.

13 “He has removed my kinsfolk from me,

and my acquaintances have only turned aside from me.

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.

13 “God has caused my brothers to desert me.

The people I used to know are now strangers 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.

13 “He has removed my brothers far from me,

And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.