Job 19 · Verse 6

Job 19:6

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

Job 19:6, King James Version

Job 19:6 in other translations

BSB	then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
WEB	know now that God has subverted me, and has surrounded me with his net.
ASV	Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.
YLT	Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,
DARBY	Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net.
BBE	Be certain that it is God who has done me wrong, and has taken me in his net.
Webster	Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath encompassed me with his net.

What does Job 19:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. compassed ... net--alluding to Bildad's words (Job 18:8). Know, that it is not that I as a wicked man have been caught in my "own net"; it is God who has compassed me in His--why, I know not.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me - The matter is between him and me, and he has not commissioned you to add reproaches to his chastisements. And hath compassed me with his net - There may be an allusion here to the different modes of hunting which have been already referred to in the preceding chapter. But if we take the whole verse together, and read the latter clause before the former, thus, "Know, therefore, that God hath encompassed me with his net, and overthrown me;" the allusion may be to an ancient mode of combat practiced among the ancient Persians, ancient Goths, and among the Romans. The custom among the Romans was this: "One of the combatants was armed with a sword and shield, the other with a trident and net. The net he endeavored to cast over the head of his adversary, in which, when he succeeded, the entangled person was soon pulled down by a noose that fastened round the neck, and then despatched. The person who carried the net and trident was called Retiarius, and the other who carried the sword and shield was termed Secutor, or the pursuer, because, when the Retiarius missed his throw, he was obliged to run about the ground till he got his net in order for a second throw, while the Secutor followed hard to prevent and despatch him." The Persians in old times used what was called (Persic) kumund, the noose. It was not a net, but a sort of running loop, which horsemen endeavored to cast over the heads of their enemies that they might pull them off their horses. That the Goths used a hoop net fastened to a pole, which they endeavored to throw over the heads of their foes, is attested by Olaus Magnus, Hist. de Gentibus Septentrionalibus, Rom. 1555, lib. xi., cap. 13, De diversis Modis praeliandi Finnorum. His words are, Quidam restibus instar retium ferinorum ductilibus sublimi jactatione utuntur: ubi enim cum hoste congressi sunt, injiciunt eos restes quasi laqueos in caput resistentis, ut equum aut hominem ad se trahant. "Some use elastic ropes, formed like hunting nets, which they throw aloft; and when they come in contact with the enemy, they throw these ropes over the head of their opponent, and by this means they can then drag either man or horse to themselves." At the head of the page he gives a wood-cut representing the net, and the manner of throwing it over the head of the enemy. To such a device Job might allude, God hath encompassed me with his Net, and overthrown me.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 19:1-7

Job's friends blamed him as a wicked man, because he was so afflicted; here he describes their unkindness, showing that what they condemned was capable of excuse. Harsh language from friends, greatly adds to the weight of afflictions: yet it is best not to lay it to heart, lest we harbour resentment. Rather let us look to Him who endured the contradiction of sinners against himself, and was treated with far more…

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Job 19:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

דְּֽעוּ\־de.'u-knowH3045

אֵ֭פוֹ'e.fothenH645

כִּי\־ki-thatH3588

אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGodH433

עִוְּתָ֑נִי'i.ve.Ta.nihe has wronged meH5791

וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹu.me.tzu.Doand net hisH4685

עָלַ֥י'a.Laiover meH5921

הִקִּֽיף\׃hi.Kifhe has closedH5362

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Cross references for Job 19:6

Job 18:8-10
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Job 27:2
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Job 16:11-14
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
Job 7:20
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
Hosea 7:12
When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
Lamentations 1:12-13
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
Psalms 66:10-12
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
Ezekiel 32:3
Thus saith the Lord God; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.
Ezekiel 12:13
My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
Psalms 44:9-14
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

God.
7:20; 16:11-14; Ps 44:9-14; 66:10-12
compassed.
18:8-10; La 1:12,13; Eze 12:13; 32:3; Ho 7:12

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Context

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.

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Job 19:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Sabed ahora que Dios me ha trastornado, y traído en derredor su red sobre mí.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Sachez donc que c’est ✝Dieu qui me renverse et qui m’entoure de son filet.
German Elberfelder 1871	so wisset denn, daß Gott mich in meinem Rechte gebeugt und mich umstellt hat mit seinem Netze.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Saltem nunc intelligite quia Deus non æquo judicio afflixerit me, et flagellis suis me cinxerit.