Job 19:10
He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
Majority Standard Bible
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 stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
11His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.
Cross References
Job 1:13One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
Job 6:11What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
Job 14:19as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
Job 17:15where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native 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 →