Job 17:12
I have turned the night into day: 1 The light is short because of darkness. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
In Context
11My days have passed in groaning, 1 And my heartstrings are broken. 1
13For if I remain, Hades is my habitation: 1 And my bed has been made in darkness. 1
Cross References
Job 7:3So have I also endured months of vanity, 1 And nights of pain have been appointed me. 1
Job 24:14But having known their works, he delivered them into darkness: 1 And in the night one will be as a thief: 1
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 →