Thematic Bible
Job 17:1 (show verse)
My spirit is broken. My days are extinguished. The grave is waiting for me.
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Job 17:2 (show verse)
Mockers surrounded me. My eye dwells on their provocation.
Job 17:3 (show verse)
Please guarantee my bail. Who else will guarantee it with a handshake?
Job 17:4 (show verse)
You close their minds and hearts so that they cannot understand. That is why you will not honor them.
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Job 17:5 (show verse)
Whoever turns in friends to get their property should have his children's eyesight fail.
Job 17:6 (show verse)
Now he has made me a laughingstock for many people. Now they spit in my face.
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Job 17:7 (show verse)
My eyes are dim because of grief. My limbs are like a shadow.
Job 17:8 (show verse)
This shocks decent people. The innocent are against the godless people.
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Job 17:9 (show verse)
Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Job 17:10 (show verse)
But now, you must come and try again! I will not find one wise man among you.
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Job 17:11 (show verse)
My days are passing by. My plans are broken. My dreams are shattered.
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Job 17:12 (show verse)
You say that night is day. Light has nearly become darkness.
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Job 17:13 (show verse)
Should I look for the grave as my home and make my bed in the darkness?
Job 17:14 (show verse)
If I say to the pit: You are my father! And to the worm: You are my mother and sister!
Job 17:15 (show verse)
Where is my hope? Can you see any hope left in me?
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Job 17:16 (show verse)
Will hope go down with me to the gates of the grave? Will my hope rest with me in the dust?
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