Job 19:17
And I besought my wife, 1 And earnestly entreated the sons of my concubines. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.
In Context
16I called my servant, and he hearkened not; 1 And my mouth entreated him. 1
18But they rejected me forever; 1 Whenever I rise up, they speak against me. 1
Cross References
Job 17:1I perish, carried away by the wind, 1 And I seek for burial, and obtain it not. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23
Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →