Job 17:2
If not — mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
In Context
1My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished — graves [are] for me.
3Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.
Job 13:9Is [it] good that He doth search you, If, as one mocketh at a man, ye mock at Him?
Job 21:3Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking — ye may deride.
Psalms 25:13His soul in good doth remain, And his seed doth possess the land.
Psalms 91:1He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,
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 →