KJV ORIGINAL
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He has torn me down from every direction, and I am finished. He has pulled up my hope like pulling up a tree by its roots.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is expressing that God has completely destroyed his life from all angles and taken away all his hope.
📚 Historical Context
Job spoke these words during his intense suffering after losing his children, wealth, and health. He felt completely abandoned by God and couldn't understand why these tragedies had happened to him. This verse comes from Job's response to his friend Bildad, who had suggested that Job's suffering was due to his own wrongdoing.
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