American Standard Version
Job 19:8
8He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass,And hath set darkness in my paths.
Job 19:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
- New International Version (NIV)He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness upon my paths.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass; And He has set darkness in my paths.
Context of Job 19:8
6Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net. 7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice. He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths. 9He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head. 10He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.
Read all of Job 19Job 19:8 word by word
אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר וְעַ֥ל נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יָשִֽׂים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 19:8
- Job 3:23Why is light givento a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?
- Psalms 88:8Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
- Lamentations 3:7He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.
- Hosea 2:6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.
- Joshua 24:7And when they cried out unto Jehovah, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
- Isaiah 50:10Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
- Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
- Jeremiah 23:12Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
- John 8:12Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Commentaries on Job 19:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He hath fenced up my way - This may allude to the mode of hunting the elephant, described at the conclusion of the preceding chapter; or to the operations of an invading army. See under Job 19:11; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He hath fenced up my way - This figure is taken from a traveler, whose way is obstructed by trees, rocks, or fences, so that he cannot get along, and Job says it was so with him. He was traveling along in a peaceful manner on the journey of life, and all at once obstructions were put in his path, so that he could not go farther. This does not refer, particularly, to his spiritual condition, if it does at all. It is descriptive of the obstruction of his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 How doleful are Job's complaints! What is the fire of hell but the wrath of God! Seared consciences will feel it hereafter, but do not fear it now: enlightened consciences fear it now, but shall not feel it hereafter. It is a very common mistake to think that those whom God afflicts he treats as his enemies. Every creature is that to us which God makes it to be; yet this does not excuse Job's relations and friends. How uncertain is the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8has blocked my way: See 3:23; 13:27; Psalm 88:8; Lamentations 3:7, 9.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Image from a benighted traveller.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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