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he keeps close watch on all my paths.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks and watches my every move.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks, He watches all my paths.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks; He keeps watch over all my paths.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘He puts my feet in the stocks [to hinder and humiliate me]; He [suspiciously] watches all my paths,’ [you say].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks; he stands watch over all my paths.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks; He stands watch over all my paths.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />that he has bound your feet and blocked your path. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He binds chains on my feet; he watches every move I make." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has bound my feet in shackles, and keeps watching everything I do.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in shackles; he watches closely all my paths.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks, "" He watches all my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will set my feet in the stocks, he will watch all my paths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath put my feet in the stocks, he hath observed all my paths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He has put my feet in fetters; he has kept watch over all my ways.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks, watches all my paths!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he puts my feet in the stocks, and watches all my paths.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He puts my feet in the stocks, he watches all my paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he laid my feet in the stocks and he watches in all my ways<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he has put my foot in the stocks, and has watched all my ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/33-11.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=5035" 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/33.htm">Elihu Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śêm (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">He puts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lāy (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">my feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5465.htm" title="5465: bas·saḏ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Stocks (for securing feet of prisoners). From an unused root meaning to estop; the stocks.">in the stocks;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: yiš·mōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">He watches over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ā·rə·ḥō·ṯāy (N-cpc:: 1cs) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">my paths.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.…<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="/psalms/139-3.htm">Psalm 139:3-5</a></span><br />You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. / Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD. / You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Lamentations 3:34-36</a></span><br />To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-27.htm">Job 13:27</a></span><br />You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-6.htm">Psalm 56:6</a></span><br />They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-21.htm">Proverbs 5:21</a></span><br />For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-17.htm">Jeremiah 16:17</a></span><br />For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8</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="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a></span><br />Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-4.htm">Job 31:4</a></span><br />Does He not see my ways and count my every step?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36-37</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He puts my feet in the stocks, he marks all my paths.</p><p class="hdg">putteth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-27.htm">Job 13:27</a></b></br> Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Psalm 105:18</a></b></br> Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a></b></br> Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that <i>were</i> in the high gate of Benjamin, which <i>was</i> by the house of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">marketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-4.htm">Job 31:4</a></b></br> Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></b></br> And all the inhabitants of the earth <i>are</i> reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and <i>among</i> the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-27.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Close</a> <a href="/job/16-9.htm">Fastens</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-13.htm">Marketh</a> <a href="/job/30-10.htm">Marks</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/job/28-9.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/job/28-9.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Shackles</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Stocks</a> <a href="/job/21-32.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Watches</a> <a href="/job/29-2.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/job/31-5.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-8.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Close</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Fastens</a> <a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/job/33-18.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-13.htm">Marketh</a> <a href="/psalms/104-19.htm">Marks</a> <a href="/job/38-20.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Shackles</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Stocks</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Watches</a> <a href="/job/39-29.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/job/34-11.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Job 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-8.htm">He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-14.htm">God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-31.htm">He incites Job to attention</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'; 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Stocks were wooden devices that restrained a person's feet, symbolizing a lack of freedom and the experience of suffering. In the context of Job, this imagery conveys a sense of being trapped or unjustly punished by God. The use of stocks can be seen in other biblical passages, such as <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a>, where the prophet Jeremiah is placed in the stocks for his prophecies. This metaphor highlights Job's feeling of being unjustly restrained by divine actions, reflecting his struggle with understanding his suffering.<p><b>He watches over all my paths.</b><br>This phrase suggests a divine surveillance or oversight, indicating that God is aware of every action and decision. In the broader biblical context, this can be seen as both comforting and daunting. <a href="/psalms/139-3.htm">Psalm 139:3</a> speaks of God discerning one's path, emphasizing His omniscience and intimate knowledge of human life. The idea of God watching over paths can also be connected to His guidance and protection, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-6.htm">Proverbs 3:6</a>, where acknowledging God in all ways leads to Him directing one's paths. For Job, however, this surveillance feels more like scrutiny, contributing to his sense of being under constant divine examination. This reflects the tension between God's omniscience and human suffering, a central theme in the Book of Job.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man from the land of Uz, known for his patience and endurance through suffering. The central figure in the Book of Job, he experiences severe trials and questions God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A younger friend of Job who speaks in chapters 32-37. He offers a different perspective on Job's suffering, emphasizing God's justice and sovereignty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who allows Job's trials to test his faith and integrity. He is ultimately sovereign over all circumstances.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_stocks.htm">The Stocks</a></b><br>A device used in ancient times to restrain prisoners, symbolizing restriction and suffering in this context.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/paths.htm">Paths</a></b><br>Symbolic of one's life journey and decisions, which God observes and knows intimately.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_omniscience.htm">God's Sovereignty and Omniscience</a></b><br>God is fully aware of our circumstances and paths. He sees beyond our immediate suffering and has a purpose for our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_suffering.htm">Purpose in Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering can be a tool for refinement and growth. Like Job, we may not understand the reasons, but we can trust in God's ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_discipline.htm">Divine Discipline</a></b><br>Just as a loving father disciplines his children, God may allow hardships to correct and guide us back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Even when we feel unjustly treated, we must remember that God's justice is perfect and His timing is impeccable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_and_faith.htm">Endurance and Faith</a></b><br>Job's account encourages us to remain steadfast in faith, trusting that God will ultimately vindicate and restore us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_faith_help_overcome_despair.htm">How can faith help overcome despair?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_blessed_in_the_lord's_name.htm">What advice do the ungodly offer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_all-knowing_and_all-powerful.htm">What brings true satisfaction in life according to scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_stress.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer on stress?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">He putteth my feet in the stocks.</span>--Referring, probably, to <a href="/job/13-27.htm" title="You put my feet also in the stocks, and look narrowly to all my paths; you set a print on the heels of my feet.">Job 13:27</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He putteth my feet in the stocks</span>. A reference to Job's words in <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Job 13:27</a>. <span class="cmt_word">He marketh all my paths</span> (comp. <a href="/job/31-4.htm">Job 31:4</a>, and <a href="/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17-19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/33-11.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 puts</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשֵׂ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·śêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my feet</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the stocks;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּסַּ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(bas·saḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5465.htm">Strong's 5465: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stocks (for securing feet of prisoners)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He watches over</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my paths.’</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְחֹתָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·ḥō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/33-11.htm">Job 33:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/33-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 33:11 He puts my feet in the stocks (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/33-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 33:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 33:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/33-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 33:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 33:12" /></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>