KJV ORIGINAL
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You put my feet in chains and watch closely every step I take; you mark the soles of my feet to track where I go.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is telling God that he feels completely trapped and under constant, intense surveillance, like a prisoner whose every move is being monitored.
📚 Historical Context
Job is speaking during his intense suffering, addressing God directly about feeling confined and watched. In ancient times, stocks were wooden restraints used to hold prisoners' feet, and marking or branding feet was sometimes done to track slaves or criminals. This verse comes near the end of Job's first major speech defending his integrity before his friends.
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