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11     Because God has unstrung His bowstring and stricken me with suffering,
        they are no longer restrained toward me.
12     To my right, the horde[a] arises.
        They seek to knock me off my feet,
        piling their disastrous ways against me.
13     They lay waste to my path
        and benefit from my destruction,
        and no one is there to stop them.

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  1. 30:12 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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.