Job 3:23 - Exposition

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid? "Obscured," that is, "darkened," "placed under a cloud" (comp. Job 3:20 , where the sentiment is nearly the same). And whom God hath hedged in . Not in the way of protection, as in Job 1:10 , but of obstruction and confinement: (comp. Job 19:8 and Hosea 2:6 ). Job feels himself confined, imprisoned, blocked in. He can neither see the path which he ought to pursue nor take steps in any direction.