“"No speech," Job says, "can describe my misfortunes. As those who are surrounded on every side by a wall or are oppressed by darkness, I cannot proceed any further. So, it is impossible for me to escape these calamities."”
Olympiodorus of Alexandria, 6th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 19:8-11
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8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
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6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
— Job 19:8 —
9He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
10He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.