He has put off my glory from me, and taken the crown from my head.
MESSAGE
He destroyed my reputation, robbed me of all self-respect.
NKJV
He has stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown [from] my head.
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown [from] my head.
GWV
He has stripped me of my honor. He has taken the crown off my head.
NET
He has stripped me of my honor and has taken the crown off my head.*
NET
19:9 He has stripped me of my honor
and has taken the crown off my head.1309
sn The images here are fairly common in the Bible. God has stripped away Job’s honorable reputation. The crown is the metaphor for the esteem and dignity he once had. See 29:14; Isa 61:3; see Ps 8:5 [6].