Job 19:6 (KJV)

Passage

Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

Nearby Context

Job 19:4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.

Job 19:5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:

Job 19:6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

Job 19:7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Job 19:8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against..." into verse 7's "Behold I cry out of wrong but...", so "hath" and "overthrown" 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 "overthrown" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.