King James Version
Job 19:10 in the King James Version says “He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.” — study this verse from Job chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.”
Job 19:10 · KJV
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“me on every side”
H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
“hath he removed”
H5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey
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