King James Version

What Does Job 19:10 Mean?

He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

Context

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.

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**19. a day of ... feasting ... of sending portions one to another--**The princes and people of the East not only invite their friends to feasts, but it is their custom to send a portion of the banquet to those who cannot well come to it, especially their relations, and those who are detained at home in a state of sorrow or distress.

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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