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Job 19:6

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

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דְּֽעוּdevknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “know”, a commandH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אֵ֭פוֹefvohereאֵפוֹadverb — “here”H645strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or thenhere, now, where?כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֱל֣וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).עִוְּתָ֑נִיivtanicrookedעָוַתverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “crooked”, a completed actionH5791to wrestbow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹumetsudvoand netמָצוּדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastnesscastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.עָלַ֥יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הִקִּֽיףhiqifcompassנָקַףverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “compass”, a completed actionH5362to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulatecompass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause , And hath compassed me with his net.

Young’s Literal Translation

Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,

World English Bible

know now that God has subverted me, and has surrounded me with his net.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

At least now understand, that God hath not afflicted me with an equal judgment, and compassed me with his scourges.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Know then that it is the Lord that has troubled me , and has raised his bulwark against me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γνῶτε οὖν ὅτι Κύριός ἐστιν ὁ ταράξας, ὀχύρωμα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ὕψωσεν.