KJV ORIGINAL
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He puts my feet in chains, he watches every step I take.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The speaker feels like God is keeping them trapped and closely monitoring everything they do.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Job, this verse is part of Elihu's speech, where he rebukes Job for his complaints against God during his intense suffering. Job feels that God has unjustly confined him like a prisoner by placing his feet in stocks, an ancient method of restraint used in the Near East to immobilize wrongdoers, and is closely watching all his steps as a form of divine judgment. This reflects the cultural understanding of God's sovereignty and human accountability in the patriarchal era.
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