Job 19:8 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Job 19:6 At least now understand, that God hath not afflicted me with an equal judgment, and compassed me with his scourges.

Job 19:7 Behold I shall cry suffering violence, and no one will hear: I shall cry aloud, and there is none to judge.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "hath", "hedged", "path", "round", and "pass". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Behold I shall cry suffering violence and..." into verse 9's "He hath stripped me of my glory...", so "darkness" and "hath" 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 "darkness" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.