8 He hath walled גָ֭דַר Ga.dar H1443 up my way אָרְחִ֣י 'a.re.Chi H734 that I cannot pass אֶעֱב֑וֹר 'e.'e.Vor H5674 , And hath set H7760 darkness חֹ֣שֶׁךְ Cho.shekh H2822 in my paths H734 . 9 He hath stripped H6584 me of my glory H3519 , And taken the crown עֲטֶ֣רֶת 'a.Te.ret H5850 from my head רֹאשִֽׁי׃ ro.Shi H7218 . 10 He hath broken H5422 me down יִתְּצֵ֣נִי yi.te.Tze.ni H5422 on every side , and I am gone; And my hope תִּקְוָתִֽי׃ tik.va.Ti H8615 hath he plucked up like a tree כָּ֝עֵ֗ץ ka.'Etz H6086 . 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me , And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries. 12 His troops גְדוּדָ֗יו ge.du.Dav H1416 come יָ֘בֹ֤אוּ ya.Vo.'u H935 on together יַ֤חַד׀ Ya.chad H3162 , And cast up their way דַּרְכָּ֑ם dar.Kam H1870 against me , And encamp וַיַּחֲנ֖וּ vai.ya.cha.Nu H2583 round H5439 about my tent לְאָהֳלִֽי׃ le.'o.ho.Li H168 . 13 He hath put הִרְחִ֑יק hir.Chik H7368 my brethren far H7368 from me , And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me . 14 My kinsfolk have failed , And my familiar friends have forgotten שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃ she.khe.Chu.ni H7911 me . 15 They that dwell in my house בֵיתִ֣י vei.Ti H1004 , and my maids , count me for a stranger : I am H1961 an alien H5237 in their sight . 16 I call קָ֭רָאתִי Ka.ra.ti H7121 unto my servant לְעַבְדִּ֣י le.'av.Di H5650 , and he giveth me no answer יַעֲנֶ֑ה ya.'a.Neh H6030 , Though I entreat him with my mouth פִ֝֗י Fi H6310 . 17 My breath ר֭וּחִֽי Ru.chi H7307 is strange H2114 to my wife לְאִשְׁתִּ֑י le.'ish.Ti H802 , And my supplication to the children of mine own mother. 18 Even young עֲ֭וִילִים 'A.vi.lim H5759 children despise me ; If I arise אָ֝ק֗וּמָה 'a.Ku.mah H6965 , they speak H1696 against me . 19 All my familiar friends H157 abhor תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי Ti.'a.vu.ni H8581 me , And they whom I loved אָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי 'a.Hav.ti H157 are turned נֶהְפְּכוּ־ neh.pe.khu- H2015 against me . 20 My bone עַצְמִ֑י 'atz.Mi H6106 cleaveth to my skin בְּעוֹרִ֣י be.'o.Ri H5785 and to my flesh וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי U.viv.sa.ri H1320 , And I am escaped H4422 with the skin בְּע֣וֹר be.'or H5785 of my teeth שִׁנָּֽי׃ shi.Nai H8127 . 21 Have pity upon me , have pity upon me , O ye my friends רֵעָ֑י re.'Ai H7453 ; For the hand יַד־ yad- H3027 of God אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ 'e.Lo.ah H433 hath touched נָ֣גְעָה Na.ge.'ah H5060 me . 22 Why לָ֭מָּה La.mah H4100 do ye persecute me as God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 , And are not satisfied H7646 with my flesh וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י u.mi.be.sa.Ri H1320 ? Read all of Job 19 ← Job 18 Job 20 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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