Job 17:2 | TNotes | STEP | 17:2 surrounded by mockers: Laments typically describe mockery as the response of the wicked to the distress of the righteous (Pss 22:7 ; 69:10-12 ; 89:50-52 ). In wisdom literature, mockery is directed against the right behavior (Prov 1:22 ; 9:7 ).

bPss 22:7►

c69:10-12►

d89:50-52►

eProv 1:22►

‏ Job 17:2

17:2 ^a surrounded by mockers: Laments typically describe mockery as the response of the wicked to the distress of the righteous (Pss 22:7 ^b; 69:10-12 ^c; 89:50-52 ^d). In wisdom literature, mockery is directed against the right behavior (Prov 1:22 ^e; 9:7 ^f).