Job 19:10
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
11 His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.
12 His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
- KJV
- He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
- WEB
- He has broken me down on every side, and I am gone. He has plucked my hope up like a tree.
- ASV
- He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.
- DARBY
- He breaketh me down on every side, and I am gone; and my hope hath he torn up as a tree.
- BLB
- He tears me down round about and I depart, and He pulls out my hope like a tree.
- ÅB
- Han bryter meg ned på alle kanter, så jeg går til grunne, og han rykker opp mitt håp som et tre.
- OTB
- Han river meg ned på alle sider,
og jeg er borte; Han rykker opp mitt håp som et tre. - B1930
- Han bryter mig ned på alle kanter, så jeg går til grunne, og han rykker op mitt håp som et tre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 24:20
The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
Read in contextPsalms 37:35–36
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Read in contextJob 12:14
What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:8–9
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
Read in contextJob 2:7
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
Read in contextPsalms 102:11
My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
Read in contextJob 6:11
What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
Read in contextJob 17:15
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
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