Job 17:12
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
In Context
11My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.
13If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
Cross References
Job 7:3So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed to me.
Job 24:14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.
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 →