Job 17:12
They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
In Context
11My days are past. My plans are broken off, as are the thoughts of my heart.
13If I look for Sheol as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness,
Cross References
Job 7:3so I am made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job 24:14The murderer rises with the light. He kills 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 →