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know,דְּעוּthen,אֵפוֹthatכִּיEloahאֱלוֹהַּhas twisted me,עִוְּתָנִיand with his netוּמְצוּדוֹhas encircled me.עָלַי הִקִּיף
Job 19:6
Study it in the app“know, then, that Eloah has twisted me, and with his net has encircled me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 19:6, word by word
- knowדְּעוּdeu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “deu” appears- thenאֵפוֹefo
then
Then; so, now.
Where else “efo” appears- Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- has twisted meעִוְּתָivta
pervert, make crooked
To bend, to pervert; to make what is straight crooked. Said above all of justice and right.
Where else “ivta” appears- and with his netמְצוּדmetsud
net
A net spread to catch game.
Where else “metsud” appears- has encircled meהִקִּיףhikif
go around
To go around a city, or to enclose someone on every side.
Where else “hikif” appears
Translation note
“Has twisted me”: the same verb as in 8:3, where Bildad asked, “Does El twist justice?” Job answers that with him it has been so.
The context
5If indeed you magnify yourselves against me and argue against me with my reproach,
6 · This verse (above)
7Look, I cry out, ‘Violence,’ and I am not answered; I call for help, and there is no judgment.