then I want you to know that God has wronged me and surrounded me with his net.
What do you gain by mistreating me, by rejecting the work of your hands while you favor the plans of the wicked?
Why do you pursue me as God does? Why are you never satisfied with my flesh?
“I swear an oath by God, the one who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty, who has made my life bitter:
Why give light to those whose paths have been hidden, to those whom God has fenced in?
You have begun to treat me cruelly. With your mighty hand you assault me.
“Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?
Please change your mind. Don’t permit any injustice. Change your mind because I am still right about this!
If I sin, what can I ⌞possibly⌟ do to you since you insist on spying on people? Why do you make me your target? I’ve become a burden even to myself.
Does God distort justice, or does the Almighty distort righteousness?
I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my net. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, but he will not see it. And that’s where he’ll die.
“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: When many nations gather together, I will spread my net over you, and they will haul you up in a net.
When you go, I will spread my net over you. I will snatch you out of the air like a bird. I will punish you for all the evil things you have done.
“When you see armies camped around Jerusalem, realize that the time is near for it to be destroyed.