Job 19:10 (ASV)

Passage

He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.

Nearby Context

Job 19:8 He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.

Job 19:9 He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.

Job 19:10 He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.

Job 19:11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as [one of] his adversaries.

Job 19:12 His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "broken", "down", "side", "gone", "hope", and "plucked". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "broken", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "He hath stripped me of my glory..." into verse 11's "He hath also kindled his wrath against...", so "hath" and "broken" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hath" and "broken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.