Job 17

1 Job appeals from men to God.

6 The unmerciful dealing of men with the afflicted may astonish, but not discourage the righteous.

11 His hope is not in life, but in death.

breath is corrupt. or, spirit is spent.

19:17

my days.

6:11; 42:16; Isa 57:16

the graves.

13,14; Ps 88:3-5; Isa 38:10-14

mockers.

12:4; 13:9; 16:20; 21:3; Ps 35:14-16; Mt 27:39-44

continue. Heb. lodge.

Ps 25:13; 91:1; *marg:

provocation.

1Sa 1:6,7

put me.

9:33; Ge 43:9; 44:32; Pr 11:15; 20:16; Heb 7:22

strike.

Pr 6:11; 11:15; *marg:

Pr 17:18; 22:26

2Sa 15:31; 17:14; 2Ch 25:16; Isa 19:14; Mt 11:25; 13:11; Ro 11:8

1Co 1:20

He that.

32:21,22; Ps 12:2,3; Pr 20:19; 29:5; 1Th 2:5

the eyes.

Ex 20:5; De 28:65; 1Ki 11:12; La 4:17

a by-word.

30:9; 1Ki 9:7; Ps 44:14

aforetime. or, before them. as a tabret.

Ge 31:27; Isa 5:12

Mine eye.

16:16; Ps 6:7; 31:9,10; La 5:17

members. or, thoughts.

shadow.

Ps 109:23; Ec 6:12

astonied.

Ps 73:12-15; Ec 5:8; Hab 1:13; Ro 11:33

stir up.

34:30; Ac 13:46

hold on.

Ps 84:7,11; Pr 4:18; 14:16; Isa 35:8-10; 1Pe 1:5; 1Jo 2:19

clean.

Ge 20:5; Ps 24:4; 26:6; 73:13; Isa 1:15,16; Mr 7:2

be stronger and stronger. Heb. add strength.

Isa 40:29-31; 2Co 12:9,10

do ye return.

6:29; Mal 3:18

for I.

4; 15:9; 32:9; 42:7; 1Co 1:20; 6:5

My days.

7:6; 9:25,26; Isa 38:10

purposes.

Pr 16:9; 19:21; Ec 9:10; Isa 8:10; La 3:37; Ro 1:13; 2Co 1:15-17

Jas 4:13-15

thoughts. Heb. possessions.

change.

7:3,4,13,14; 24:14-16; De 28:67

short. Heb. near.

If I wait.

14:14; Ps 27:14; La 3:25,26

the grave.

1; 10:21,22; 30:23

I have made.

Ps 139:8; Isa 57:2

said. Heb. cried, or, called. corruption.

21:32,33; Ps 16:10; 49:9; Ac 2:27-31; 13:34-37; 1Co 15:42,53,54

to the worm.

19:26; 24:20; Isa 14:11

my hope.

4:6; 6:11; 13:15; 19:10

the bars of the pit.

18:13,14; 33:18-28; Ps 88:4-8; 143:7; Isa 38:17,18; Jon 2:6

rest.

3:17-19; Eze 37:11; 2Co 1:9