Job 17:11
My days, are past, my purposes, are broken off, the possessions of my heart!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
In Context
12Night for day, they appoint, Light, is near, by reason of darkness!
Cross References
Job 7:6My days, are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they are spent, without hope.
Job 17:1My spirit, is broken, My days, are extinguished, Graves, are left me.
Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart, deviseth his way, but, Yahweh, directeth his steps.
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,—for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.
Isaiah 38:10I, said—In the noontide of my days, I must enter the gates of hades,—I am deprived of the residue of my years!
Romans 1:13I do not wish however that ye should be ignorant, brethren, that, many times, have I purposed to come unto you, but have been hindered, until the present,—in order that, some fruit, I might have among you also, even as among the other nations,
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 →