Job 19:8-22 - What God Has Done To Me
8 God has blocked my path so that I cannot go on. He has made my path dark. 9 He stripped me of my honor. He took the crown off my head. 10 He beats me down on every side until I am gone. He uproots my hope like a tree. 11 He is very angry with me. He considers me his enemy. 12 His troops assemble against me. They build a ramp to attack me. They camp around my tent.
13 My brothers stay far away from me. My friends are complete strangers to me. 14 My relatives and my closest friends have stopped coming. My houseguests have forgotten me. 15 My female slaves consider me to be a stranger. I am like a foreigner to them. 16 I call my slave, but he does not answer, even when I beg him. 17 I am repulsive to my wife and my children think I stink. 18 Even young children despise me. If I stand up, they make fun of me. 19 All my closest friends are disgusted with me. Those I love have turned against me. 20 My bones cling to my skin. I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth (with almost nothing).
21 Have pity on me, my friends! Have pity on me because God's hand has struck me down. 22 Why do you pursue me as God does? Why are you never satisfied with my flesh?