Job 17:11
My days are past, my resolves are broken off, [even the thoughts]—the possessions of my heart.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
In Context
12These would change the night into day, the light as near in the presence of darkness.—
Cross References
Job 7:6My days hasten away more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end in the absence of hope.
Job 17:1My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave is ready for me.
Proverbs 16:9A man's heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth firmly his steps.
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do with thy might, that do; for there is no work, nor experience, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the nether world, whither thou goest.—
Isaiah 38:10I had said, In the midst of my days, must I enter the gates of the nether world; I am deprived of the residue of my years.
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 →