Job 17:10-16
Summary for Job 17:10-16: 17:10-16 a Job gave up on his comforters (6:15-21 b; 13:4-5 c; 16:2-3 d; cp. 12:2 e) and believed he would die a hopeless death.17:13 f to the grave (Hebrew to Sheol): The realm of the dead was visualized as a house (30:23 g; Ps 49:11 h; Eccl 12:5 i).
17:14 j my father ... mother ... sister: This bitter parody of a family reunion in a graveyard shows how Job envisioned his impending death.
17:16 k the grave (literally the bars of Sheol): Sheol—the abode of the dead—was seen as having a barred gate, allowing no escape.
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