Job 17:2
Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
In Context
1“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
3Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
Job 13:9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man?
Job 21:3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
Psalms 25:13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
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 →