Job 17:2
Mockers surround me. I see how bitterly they ridicule me.
Free Bible Version
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 crushed; my life is extinguished; the grave is ready for me.
3God, you need to put down a pledge for me with yourself, for who else will be my guarantor?
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6Her rival—the other wife—would taunt her badly to upset her because the Lord hadn't given her any children.
Job 13:9Will you be found to be doing good when God examines you? Can you fool him as if he's a human being?
Job 21:3Bear with me; let me speak. After I've spoken you can resume mocking me.
Psalms 25:13They will continue to be prosperous, and their descendants will inherit the land.
Psalms 91:1Those who live under the protection of the Most High are kept safe by 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 →