Job 19:9 (KJV)

Passage

He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

Nearby Context

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.

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

Job 19:10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

Job 19:11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "He hath fenced up my way that..." into verse 10's "He hath destroyed me on every side...", so "hath" and "stripped" 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 "stripped" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.