Job 17:2
I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
In Context
1My spirit shall be wasted, my days shall be shortened, and only the grave remaineth for me.
3Deliver me O Lord, and set me beside thee, and let any man's hand fight against me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly, insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb:
Job 13:9Or shall it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed ? or shall he be deceived as a man, with your deceitful dealings ?
Job 21:3Suffer me, and I will speak, and after, if you please, laugh at my words.
Psalms 25:13His soul shall dwell in good things: and his seed shall inherit the land.
Psalms 91:1The praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.
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 →