"God hands me over to ruffiansI'm not certain what Job is saying in the verse. It almost sounds like he's blaming God for what's happened to him. However, that doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the book. Elsewhere, it seems that he is accepting of what God has allowed to happen to him, even though he doesn't understand it.
And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.
Here, it seems that he holds God directly responsible for what's occurred. It's not just that God has withdrawn his protection. God has intentionally handed him over to evildoers, to do with as they will. This moves God from passive (former) benefactor to active co-conspirator in his losses. It's the strongest indictment against God yet that I can recall Job making.
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