Job 17:12
Night hath become day to me; The light bordereth on darkness.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
In Context
11My days are at an end; My plans are broken off; Even the treasures of my heart.
13Yea, I look to the grave as my home; I have made my bed in darkness.
Cross References
Job 7:3So am I made to possess months of affliction, And wearisome nights are appointed for me.
Job 24:14With the light ariseth the murderer; He killeth the poor and needy; In the night he is as 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 →