Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 17
49 catchwords233 parallels
Job 17 . 1 , Job appeals from men to God; Job 17 . 6 , The unmerciful dealing of men with the afflicted may astonish , but not discourage the righteous; Job 17 . 11 , His hope is not in life , but in death.
Job 17:1
“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
Job 17:1 · BSB
my days3 parallels
the graves4 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Job 33:22 his soul
- Psalm 88:4 counted
- Psalm 88:15 afflicted
- Psalm 146:4 His breath
- Isaiah 38:12 he will cut
Job 17:2
Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
Job 17:2 · BSB
mockers6 parallels
provocation2 parallels
Job 17:3
Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
Job 17:3 · BSB
strike4 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Job 31:35 Oh
Job 17:4
You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
Job 17:4 · BSB
the whole verse8 parallels
Job 17:5
If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
Job 17:5 · BSB
He that7 parallels
the eyes4 parallels
Reciprocal3 parallels
- Deuteronomy 28:32 fail
- Job 13:7 General
- Proverbs 19:22 and
Job 17:6
He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
Job 17:6 · BSB
a byword3 parallels
as a tabret2 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Job 12:4 one mocked
aforetime or , before them
Job 17:7
My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
Job 17:7 · BSB
Mine eye5 parallels
shadow2 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Psalm 88:9 Mine
Job 17:8
The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
Job 17:8 · BSB
astonied4 parallels
stir up2 parallels
Job 17:9
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Job 17:9 · BSB
hold on7 parallels
be stronger and stronger3 parallels
Heb. add strength
Reciprocal29 parallels
- Genesis 32:10 two bands
- 2 Samuel 3:1 David waxed
- 2 Samuel 5:10 General
- 2 Samuel 22:21 cleanness
- 1 Chronicles 11:9 waxed greater and greater
- 1 Chronicles 12:22 day by day
- Job 1:8 upright
- Job 23:11 his way
- Psalm 37:34 keep
- Psalm 92:14 in old age
- Psalm 94:15 and all
- Psalm 119:157 yet do I
- Isaiah 40:31 renew
- Hosea 14:9 and the
- Matthew 13:33 till
- Luke 13:21 till
- John 10:28 they
- John 15:2 and
- Acts 9:22 increased
- Romans 2:7 patient
- Philippians 1:9 your
- Philippians 3:12 already perfect
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 so ye
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 your
- James 1:4 let
- James 4:8 Cleanse
- 1 Peter 2:2 grow
- Revelation 2:19 the last
- Revelation 22:11 and he that
Job 17:10
But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
Job 17:10 · BSB
do ye return2 parallels
Job 17:11
My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.
Job 17:11 · BSB
My days4 parallels
purposes8 parallels
Reciprocal7 parallels
- Job 17:7 members
- Job 19:10 I am gone
- Job 33:17 withdraw
- Psalm 88:15 afflicted
- Psalm 146:4 his thoughts
- Ecclesiastes 2:20 General
- Lamentations 3:54 I said
thoughts Heb. possessions
Job 17:12
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
Job 17:12 · BSB
change6 parallels
short Heb. near
Job 17:13
If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
Job 17:13 · BSB
If I wait4 parallels
I have made2 parallels
Reciprocal8 parallels
- Genesis 3:19 and
- Job 14:10 man
- Job 33:22 his soul
- Job 36:20 Desire
- Psalm 49:14 they
- Ecclesiastes 3:20 go
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 because
- Isaiah 14:11 the worm
Job 17:14
and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
Job 17:14 · BSB
corruption9 parallels
to the worm3 parallels
Reciprocal12 parallels
- Job 6:8 the thing that I long for
- Job 6:11 What
- Job 7:5 flesh
- Job 7:21 sleep
- Job 10:9 into dust again
- Job 17:1 the graves
- Job 21:26 the worms
- Job 30:29 a brother
- Job 36:20 Desire
- Psalm 49:14 they
- Proverbs 7:4 Thou
- Acts 13:36 and saw
said Heb. cried , or , called
Job 17:15
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
Job 17:15 · BSB
Reciprocal2 parallels
- Job 7:6 without hope
- Lamentations 3:18 General
Job 17:16
Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
Job 17:16 · BSB
the bars of the pit8 parallels
rest3 parallels
Reciprocal2 parallels
- Job 33:28 will deliver
- Ezekiel 28:8 shall bring
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