Job 17:2
Surely there are mockers with me.My eye dwells on their provocation.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
In Context
1"My spirit is consumed.My days are extinct,And the grave is ready for me.
3"Now give a pledge, be collateral for me with yourself.Who is there who will strike hands with me?
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6Her rival taunted her severely, to irritate her, because the Lord had shut up her womb.
Job 13:9Is it good that he should search you out?Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
Job 21:3Allow me, and I also will speak;After I have spoken, mock on.
Psalms 25:13His soul shall dwell at ease.His seed shall inherit the land.SAMEKH
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most Highwill rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
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 →