12 The rabble[a] rise up at my right;
they trap[b] my feet
and construct their siege ramp[c] against me.(A)
13 They tear up my path;
they contribute to my destruction,(B)
without anyone to help them.
14 They advance as through a gaping breach;
they keep rolling in through the ruins.(C)

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  1. Job 30:12 Hb obscure
  2. Job 30:12 Lit stretch out
  3. Job 30:12 Lit and raise up their destructive paths

12 On my right(A) the tribe[a] attacks;
    they lay snares(B) for my feet,(C)
    they build their siege ramps against me.(D)
13 They break up my road;(E)
    they succeed in destroying me.(F)
    ‘No one can help him,’ they say.
14 They advance as through a gaping breach;(G)
    amid the ruins they come rolling in.

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