Job 17:2
Does not hatulim (mockery) surround me? 1 And doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
In Context
1My ruach is broken, 1 my yamim are extinct, 1 the kevarim are ready for me. 1
3Lay down an eravon (pledge) with Thee; 1 who is he that will put up security for me? 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6And her tzarah (adversary) also provoked her greatly, for to make her fret, because Hashem had shut up her womb.
Job 13:9Is it hatov that He should search you out? 1 Or do you play the jester with Him, as one plays the jester with enosh? 1
Job 21:3Bear with me that I may speak; 1 and achar (after) that I have spoken, mock on. 1
Psalms 25:13[Nun] His nefesh (soul) shall dwell in prosperity; 1 and his zera shall inherit the earth. 1
Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the seter Elyon (covering, hiding place of the Most High) 1 shall abide under the tzel Shaddai (shadow of the Almighty). 1
Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10
Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me… Read the whole commentary →