Job 30:11
Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 30 connects to 10 cross-references. The contrast with chapter 29 is stark: now Job is mocked by the worthless children of outcasts, abandoned by God who has become his adversary, and left to cry out in pain with no answer. He describes his wasting body …
Other Translations
For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.
Because His cord He loosed and afflicteth me, And the bridle from before me, They have cast away.
For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.
Cross References
I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing …
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of …
The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; …
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in …
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,