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Job 16:22-17:9
New King James Version
Job 16:22-17:9
New King James Version
22 For when a few years are finished,
I shall (A)go the way of no return.
Job Prays for Relief
17 “My spirit is broken,
My days are extinguished,
(B)The grave is ready for me.
2 Are not mockers with me?
And does not my eye [a]dwell on their (C)provocation?
3 “Now put down a pledge for me with Yourself.
Who is he who (D)will shake hands with me?
4 For You have hidden their heart from (E)understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.
5 He who speaks flattery to his friends,
Even the eyes of his children will (F)fail.
6 “But He has made me (G)a byword of the people,
And I have become one in whose face men spit.
7 (H)My eye has also grown dim because of sorrow,
And all my members are like shadows.
8 Upright men are astonished at this,
And the innocent stirs himself up against the hypocrite.
9 Yet the righteous will hold to his (I)way,
And he who has (J)clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
Footnotes
- Job 17:2 Lit. lodge
Job 16:22-17:9
New International Version
Job 16:22-17:9
New International Version
22 “Only a few years will pass
before I take the path of no return.(A)
17 1 My spirit(B) is broken,
my days are cut short,(C)
the grave awaits me.(D)
2 Surely mockers(E) surround me;(F)
my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(G)
Who else will put up security(H) for me?(I)
4 You have closed their minds to understanding;(J)
therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 If anyone denounces their friends for reward,(K)
the eyes of their children will fail.(L)
6 “God has made me a byword(M) to everyone,(N)
a man in whose face people spit.(O)
7 My eyes have grown dim with grief;(P)
my whole frame is but a shadow.(Q)
8 The upright are appalled at this;
the innocent are aroused(R) against the ungodly.
9 Nevertheless, the righteous(S) will hold to their ways,
and those with clean hands(T) will grow stronger.(U)
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