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11 Because [a]He has loosed [b]His [c]bowstring and (A)afflicted me,
They have thrust aside (B)their bridle before me.
12 On the right hand their [d]brood arises;
They (C)thrust aside my feet (D)and build up against me their ways to disaster.
13 They (E)break up my path;
They profit [e]from my destruction;
They have no helper.

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  1. Job 30:11 Or they
  2. Job 30:11 Some mss my
  3. Job 30:11 Or cord
  4. Job 30:12 Possibly sprout, offspring
  5. Job 30:13 Lit for

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.