Job 33:11

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 33:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
Job 33:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He putteth my feet in the stocks, etc.] This also he had said, (<181327>Job 13:27); by which he would suggest not only that his afflictions were painful and disgraceful, and from which he could not extricate himself, being close fettered by them; but that they were inflicted on him as punishments, and he was treated as a criminal, as a malefactor, who had been guilty of some notorious breach of the law: he marketh all my paths; looked narrowly at them, numbered and counted them; this also he had said, (<181327>Job 13:27 14:16 31:4); meaning not only his natural and civil paths and steps, but his moral ones, that he could not step the least awry, but presently it was marked and observed,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Job 13:27). marketh--narrowly watches (Job 14:16; Job 7:12; Job 31:4).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“He putteth my feet in the stocks - This also is language which Job had used; see Job 13:27. “He marketh all my paths;” in Job 13:27, “Thou lookest narrowly unto all my paths;” see the notes at that verse. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Marketh - He narrowly prys into all my actions, that he may find matter against me. Job 33:12”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“33:11 Job frequently complained about God’s surveillance (7:20; 10:14; 13:27); he wanted relief from having his every move scrutinized (14:16; 29:2).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“putteth: Job 13:27; Psa 105:18; Jer 20:2; Act 16:24 marketh: Job 31:4; Dan 4:35 Job 33:12”
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