Job 17:12
They have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
In Context
11My days have passed away, my thoughts are dissipated, tormenting my heart.
13If I wait hell is my house, and I have made my bed in darkness.
Cross References
Job 7:3So I also have had empty months, and have numbered to myself wearisome nights.
Job 24:14The murderer riseth at the very break of day, he killeth the needy, and the poor man: but in the night he will be as a thief.
Matthew Henry on Job 17:11-16
Job Reproves His Three Friends; Vanity of Worldly Expectations. ( b. c. 1520.) 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… Read the whole commentary →