Job 17:2
I have not sinned, yet my eye remains in bitterness.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
In Context
1My spirit will be wasted, my days will be shortened, and only the grave will be left for me.
3Free me, O Lord, and set me beside you, and let the hand of anyone you wish fight against me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6And her rival afflicted her and vehemently distressed her, to a great extent, for she rebuked her that the Lord had closed her womb.
Job 13:9Or, will it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed? Or, will he be deceived, like a man, by your deceitfulness?
Job 21:3Permit me, and I will speak, and afterwards, if you see fit, you can laugh at my words.
Psalms 91:1A Canticle Psalm. On the day of the Sabbath.
Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10
Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 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… Read the whole commentary →