Job 19:10 (DRB)

Passage

He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am lost, and he hath taken away my hope, as from a tree that is plucked up.

Nearby Context

Job 19:8 He hath hedged in my path round about, and I cannot pass, and in my way he hath set darkness.

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

Job 19:10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am lost, and he hath taken away my hope, as from a tree that is plucked up.

Job 19:11 His wrath is kindled against me, and he hath counted me as his enemy.

Job 19:12 His troops have come together, and have made themselves a way by me, and have besieged my tabernacle round about.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "destroyed", "side", "lost", "taken", "away", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "destroyed", 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 "His wrath is kindled against me and...", so "hath" and "destroyed" 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 "destroyed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.