Verse 10

He tears me down on every side until I perish; he uproots my hope like an uprooted tree.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 24:20 : 20 The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.
  • Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil. 36 But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.
  • Job 12:14 : 14 If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.
  • Job 17:11 : 11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.
  • Job 17:15 : 15 where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?
  • Ps 88:13-18 : 13 As for me, I cry out to you, O LORD; in the morning my prayer confronts you. 14 O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me? 15 I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain. 16 Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me. 17 They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me. 18 You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.
  • Ps 102:11 : 11 My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.
  • Lam 2:5-6 : 5 ה(He) The Lord, like an enemy, destroyed Israel. He destroyed all her palaces; he ruined her fortified cities. He made everyone in Daughter Judah mourn and lament. 6 ו(Vav) He destroyed his temple as if it were a vineyard; he destroyed his appointed meeting place. The LORD has made those in Zion forget both the festivals and the Sabbaths. In his fierce anger he has spurned both king and priest.
  • 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,
  • Job 1:13-19 : 13 Job’s Integrity in Adversity Now the day came when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 14 and a messenger came to Job, saying,“The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing beside them, 15 and the Sabeans swooped down and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!” 16 While this one was still speaking, another messenger arrived and said,“The fire of God has fallen from heaven and has burned up the sheep and the servants– it has consumed them! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!” 17 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said,“The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!” 18 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said,“Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 19 and suddenly a great wind swept across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they died! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!”
  • Job 2:7 : 7 Job’s Integrity in Suffering So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and he afflicted Job with a malignant ulcer from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
  • Job 6:11 : 11 What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
  • Job 7:6 : 6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle and they come to an end without hope.
  • Job 8:13-18 : 13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes, 14 whose trust is in something futile, whose security is a spider’s web. 15 He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand. 16 He is a well-watered plant in the sun, its shoots spread over its garden. 17 It wraps its roots around a heap of stones and it looks for a place among stones. 18 If he is uprooted from his place, then that place will disown him, saying,‘I have never seen you!’