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Job 19:7–12

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Everything Is against Him

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

I shout for help, but there is no justice.

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

And He has put bdarkness on my paths.

9“He has astripped my honor from me

And removed the bcrown from my head.

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

And He has uprooted my bhope clike a tree.

11“He has also akindled His anger against me

And bconsidered me as His enemy.

12“His atroops come together,

And bbuild up their 1way against me

And camp around my tent.

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Footnotes

  1. 1I.e. siegework

Cross references

  1. aJob 9:24; 30:20, 24; Hab 1:2
  2. aJob 3:23; Lam 3:7, 9
  3. bJob 30:26
  4. aJob 12:17, 19; Ps 89:44
  5. bJob 16:15; Ps 89:39; Lam 5:16
  6. aJob 12:14
  7. bJob 7:6
  8. cJob 24:20
  9. aJob 16:9
  10. bJob 13:24; 33:10
  11. aJob 16:13
  12. bJob 30:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

I call for help, but there is no justice.

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

and he has set darkness upon my paths.

He has stripped from me my glory

and taken the crown from my head.

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

and my hope has he pulled up like a tree.

He has kindled his wrath against me

and counts me as his adversary.

His troops come on together;

they have cast up their siege ramp against me

and encamp around my tent.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

though I call for help, there is no justice.

He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;

he has shrouded my paths in darkness.

He has stripped me of my honor

and removed the crown from my head.

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

he uproots my hope like a tree.

His anger burns against me;

he counts me among his enemies.

His troops advance in force;

they build a siege ramp against me

and encamp around my tent.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

I call for help, but there is no justice.

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

he has veiled my paths with darkness.

He has stripped me of my honor

and removed the crown from my head.

He tears me down on every side so that I am ruined.

He uproots my hope like a tree.

His anger burns against me,

and he regards me as one of his enemies.

His troops advance together;

they construct a ramp against me

and camp around my tent.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

I protest, but there is no justice.

God has blocked my way so I cannot move.

He has plunged my path into darkness.

He has stripped me of my honor

and removed the crown from my head.

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

He has uprooted my hope like a fallen tree.

His fury burns against me;

he counts me as an enemy.

His troops advance.

They build up roads to attack me.

They camp all around my tent.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

I cry out, but there is no justice.

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

and he has set darkness upon my paths.

He has taken my glory from me,

and he has removed the crown of my head.

He has broken me down all around, and I am gone.

And he has uprooted my hope like a tree,

and he has kindled his wrath against me,

and he has counted me as one of his foes.

His troops have come together

and have thrown up their rampart against me

and have encamped around my tent.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass,

And he hath set darkness in my paths.

He hath stripped me of my glory,

And taken the crown from my head.

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

And mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

He hath also kindled his wrath against me,

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

His troops come together,

And raise up their way against me,

And encamp round about my tabernacle.