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11 because he has loosened his bowstring and humbled me,
and they have thrown off restraint in my presence.[a]
12 On the right hand the brood rises[b] up;
they put me to flight,[c]
and they build up their siege ramps[d] against me.
13 They destroy my path;
they promote my destruction;
they have no helper.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 30:11 Literally “from my face”
  2. Job 30:12 Hebrew “rise”
  3. Job 30:12 Literally “my feet they send away”
  4. Job 30:12 Literally “the ways/paths of their disaster”

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.