Job 17

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 17 of 42

¹ ¶ My spirit is in trouble; my days are extinguished; graves are for me.

² If not there were mockers with me, and my eye rests on their insults.

³ Please lay down a pledge for me with Yourself; who is he who will strike my hand with me?

⁴ For You have hidden their heart from understanding; therefore You shall not exalt them.

Chapter Summary

1 Job appeals from men to Jehovah. 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.

Key Hebrew Words

רֵעִ֑ים friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a

עָפָ֣ר dry earth H6083 · TWOT 1664a

חֹֽשֶׁךְ darkness H2822 · TWOT 769a

יִתְעֹרָֽר rouse oneself H5782 · TWOT 1587

בַּדֵּ֣י separation H905 · TWOT 201a

People & Context

Job Despairs and Looks to the Grave

Job describes his broken spirit and fading days. Mocked and made a byword, he sees Sheol as his impending house and corruption as his family, having l…

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Job Despairs and Looks to the Grave

Job describes his broken spirit and fading days. Mocked and made a byword, he sees Sheol as his impending house and corruption as his family, having lost all hope in this life.

Job 17:1-16

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