Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 19:6 - Revised Version 1885 Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Know now that God hath overthrown me, And hath compassed me with his net. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Know that God has overthrown and put me in the wrong and has closed His net about me. American Standard Version (1901) Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net. Common English Bible know then that God has wronged me and enclosed his net over me. Catholic Public Domain Version At least now you should understand that God has not afflicted me with a balanced judgment, though he has encompassed me with his scourges. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At least now, understand that God hath not afflicted me with an equal judgment, and compassed me with his scourges. |
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?
Thou art turned to be cruel to me: With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.
Wilt thou even disannul my judgement? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.
If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
Thus saith the Lord GOD I will spread out my net over thee with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in my net.
When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven: I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.