Job 19:10
I am broken down by him on every side, and I am gone; my hope is uprooted like a tree.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
In Context
9He has put off my glory from me, and taken the crown from my head.
11His wrath is burning against me, and I am to him as one of his haters.
Cross References
Job 1:13And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,
Job 6:11Have I strength to go on waiting, or have I any end to be looking forward to?
Job 8:13So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:
Job 14:19The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by their overflowing: and so you put an end to the hope of man.
Job 17:15Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?
Psalms 37:35I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23
Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →