Job, 17

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Job responds to Zophar, defending himself and expressing his frustration at his suffering.

Job, 17

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Job Responds to Zophar

1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.
2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

Commentary

Job 17 is a chapter that speaks to the despair and hopelessness that Job is feeling in the midst of his suffering. He laments his condition, saying that he has been surrounded by darkness and that his spirit has been broken. He feels that his friends have abandoned him and that his life is coming to an end. He pleads with God to show him mercy and to restore his life. Job's words in this chapter are a powerful reminder of the depths of despair that can be experienced in the midst of suffering. He is desperate for God to intervene and to bring him relief. He is also aware that his life is in God's hands and that he must trust in God's plan for him. This chapter is a reminder to us that even in the midst of our darkest moments, we can still turn to God for comfort and hope. We can trust that God will never abandon us and that He will always be with us, even in our darkest hours. We can also take comfort in the fact that God is sovereign and that He will ultimately bring us through our suffering.

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There are 16 verses in Job, chapter 17.