Job 17:12
Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
In Context
11My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!
13If I wait — Sheol [is] my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.
Cross References
Job 7:3So I have been caused to inherit months of vanity, And nights of misery they numbered to me.
Job 24:14At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And 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 →