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11 For he hath loosed [a]his cord, and afflicted me;
And they have cast off the bridle before me.
12 Upon my right hand rise the [b]rabble;
They thrust aside my feet,
And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
13 They [c]mar my path,
They set forward my calamity,
Even men that have no helper.

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  1. Job 30:11 According to another reading, my cord (or, bowstring).
  2. Job 30:12 Or, brood
  3. Job 30:13 Or, break up

11 Now that God has unstrung my bow(A) and afflicted me,(B)
    they throw off restraint(C) in my presence.
12 On my right(D) the tribe[a] attacks;
    they lay snares(E) for my feet,(F)
    they build their siege ramps against me.(G)
13 They break up my road;(H)
    they succeed in destroying me.(I)
    ‘No one can help him,’ they say.

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  1. Job 30:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.