Job 16:22
For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
In Context
21Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
Cross References
Job 14:5Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
Job 14:14When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
Ecclesiastes 12:5when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Matthew Henry on Job 16:18-22
Testimony of Conscience; Job's Comfort in Conscious Integrity. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. 19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! 22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. Job's… Read the whole commentary →