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He has plunged my path into darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness upon my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass; And He has set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass, And He has put darkness on my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass, And He has put darkness on my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass; And He has put darkness on my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass, And He has put darkness on my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass, And He has set darkness upon my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through; he has veiled my paths with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through; He has veiled my paths with darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God has me trapped with a wall of darkness <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and hath set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"God has blocked my path so that I can't go on. He has made my paths dark.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God has blocked the way, and I can't get through; he has hidden my path in darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He blocked my path, so I cannot pass; and he turned out the lights on my pathways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness over my paths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has walled up my way so that I can't pass, and has set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He has walled up my way so that I can’t pass, and has set darkness in my paths. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He hedged up my way, and I do not pass over, "" And He places darkness on my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My way He hedged up, and I pass not over, And on my paths darkness He placeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He walled up my path and I shall not pass, and he will set darkness upon my beaten paths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath hedged in my path round about, and I cannot pass, and in my way he hath set darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He has hemmed in my path, and I cannot pass; he has added darkness to my difficult path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has barred my way and I cannot pass; veiled my path in darkness; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness upon my paths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He has fenced up my ways so that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My ways he has fenced in that I may not pass, and laid darkness on my path<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am fenced round about, and can by no means escape: he has set darkness before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/19-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2861" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Job: My Redeemer Lives</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1443.htm" title="1443: ḡā·ḏar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To wall up or off, to build a wall. A primitive root; to wall in or around.">He has blocked</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ā·rə·ḥî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">my way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so I cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ’e·‘ĕ·ḇō·wr (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">pass;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">He has veiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5410.htm" title="5410: nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Path, pathway. Or nthiybah; or nthibah; from an unused root meaning to tramp; a track.">my paths</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">with darkness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7-9</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. / Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer. / He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></span><br />You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a></span><br />Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8</a></span><br />Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Isaiah 50:10</a></span><br />Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a></span><br />In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Psalm 88:18</a></span><br />You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></span><br />Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Psalm 143:3</a></span><br />For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Isaiah 49:14</a></span><br />But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35-39</a></span><br />Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness in my paths.</p><p class="hdg">fenced</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-23.htm">Job 3:23</a></b></br> <i>Why is light given</i> to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></b></br> Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: <i>I am</i> shut up, and I cannot come forth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7,9</a></b></br> He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy… </p><p class="hdg">set</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Joshua 24:7</a></b></br> And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a></b></br> The way of the wicked <i>is</i> as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Isaiah 50:10</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh <i>in</i> darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">Blocked</a> <a href="/job/18-18.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/18-18.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/job/3-23.htm">Hedged</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-4.htm">Shrouded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/job/18-10.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Blocked</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Hedged</a> <a href="/job/24-13.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/job/21-29.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-4.htm">Shrouded</a> <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/job/19-12.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Job 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-1.htm">Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-6.htm">shows there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-21.htm">He craves pity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-23.htm">He believes the resurrection</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;</b><br>In this phrase, Job expresses his feeling of being trapped and hindered by God. This imagery of a blocked path is common in the Bible, symbolizing obstacles and divine intervention. In the ancient Near Eastern context, roads and paths were crucial for trade and communication, and a blocked path would signify a significant disruption. This reflects Job's perception of his life being disrupted by suffering. Theologically, this can be seen as a test of faith, similar to the trials faced by the Israelites in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/14-3.htm">Exodus 14:3</a>). The idea of God blocking a path can also be seen in Balaam's story, where an angel blocks his way (<a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Numbers 22:22-27</a>), indicating divine intervention to prevent a wrong course of action.<p><b>He has veiled my paths with darkness.</b><br>Darkness in biblical literature often symbolizes confusion, danger, or the absence of God's presence. Job's use of "darkness" here suggests a lack of clarity and understanding of his situation. In the cultural context, darkness was feared and associated with chaos, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where darkness covered the deep before God brought light. This phrase can also be connected to the spiritual darkness described in <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>, where the "valley of the shadow of death" represents a time of trial and fear. Job's lament echoes the feeling of abandonment, yet it also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), who brings clarity and guidance in times of darkness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and loss.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who is sovereign over all creation. In this verse, Job attributes his suffering to God's actions, expressing his feeling of being trapped and in darkness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's lament over his suffering, which includes loss of wealth, health, and family. Job feels that God has obstructed his way and left him in darkness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, and even the righteous may face inexplicable trials. Job's experience reminds us that suffering is not always a result of personal sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perception_of_god's_actions.htm">Perception of God's Actions</a></b><br>Job perceives God as blocking his way, which reflects his limited understanding. In times of distress, our perception of God's actions may be clouded, but we are called to trust His greater plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_darkness.htm">Faith in Darkness</a></b><br>Even when paths seem shrouded in darkness, believers are encouraged to hold onto faith. Trusting God in the dark seasons of life is a testament to our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledge God's sovereignty in all circumstances. While we may not understand His ways, we can trust that He is in control and works all things for good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Job's account highlights the importance of community. While his friends initially fail to provide comfort, believers are called to support and uplift one another in times of trial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_teachings_events_in_matthew.htm">What are the key teachings and events in Matthew?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_false_god_blind_people.htm">In 2 Corinthians 4:4, how can a 'god of this age' blind people if there is only one true God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_goth_culture.htm">What defines Christian Goth culture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass</span> (comp. <a href="/job/3-25.htm">Job 3:25</a>; <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Job 13:27</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6</a>), and he hath set darkness in my paths. Job complains of the want of light; in his heart he cries, <span class="greek">Ἐν δὲ φάει καὶ ὄλεσσον</span>. Nothing vexes him so much as his inability to understand why he is afflicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/19-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He has blocked</span><br /><span class="heb">גָ֭דַר</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·ḏar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1443.htm">Strong's 1443: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wall up or off, to build a wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my way</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְחִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so I cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pass;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶעֱב֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·ḇō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has veiled</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my paths</span><br /><span class="heb">נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5410.htm">Strong's 5410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Path, pathway</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with darkness.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֣שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/19-8.htm">OT Poetry: Job 19:8 He has walled up my way so (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/19-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 19:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 19:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/19-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 19:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 19:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>