Job 19:12 His troops advance in force; they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

◄ Job 19:12 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
His troops advance in force; they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

English Standard Version
His troops come on together; they have cast up their siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

New American Standard Bible
"His troops come together, And build up their way against me And camp around my tent.

King James Bible
His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and camp around my tent.

International Standard Version
His troops march in a column against me, erecting their siege ramps against me; they surround my tent."

American Standard Version
His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent.

Douay-Rheims Bible
His troops have come together, and have made themselves a way by me, and have besieged my tabernacle round about.

Darby Bible Translation
His troops have come together and cast up their way against me, and have encamped round about my tent.

Young's Literal Translation
Come in do His troops together, And they raise up against me their way, And encamp round about my tent.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

19:8-22 How doleful are Job's complaints! What is the fire of hell but the wrath of God! Seared consciences will feel it hereafter, but do not fear it now: enlightened consciences fear it now, but shall not feel it hereafter. It is a very common mistake to think that those whom God afflicts he treats as his enemies. Every creature is that to us which God makes it to be; yet this does not excuse Job's relations and friends. How uncertain is the friendship of men! but if God be our Friend, he will not fail us in time of need. What little reason we have to indulge the body, which, after all our care, is consumed by diseases it has in itself. Job recommends himself to the compassion of his friends, and justly blames their harshness. It is very distressing to one who loves God, to be bereaved at once of outward comfort and of inward consolation; yet if this, and more, come upon a believer, it does not weaken the proof of his being a child of God and heir of glory.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

12. troops—Calamities advance together like hostile troops (Job 10:17).

raise up … way—An army must cast up a way of access before it, in marching against a city (Isa 40:3).