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Job 17:1–2

Job Continues: Where Then Is My Hope?

17 “My spirit is broken; my days are jextinct;

kthe graveyard is ready for me.

Surely there are mockers about me,

and my eye dwells on their lprovocation.

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Job 17:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

My spirit is broken,

my days are cut short,

the grave awaits me.

Surely mockers surround me;

my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

Job 17:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

My breath is corrupt,

My days are extinct,

The graves are ready for me.

Are there not mockers with me?

And doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

Job 17:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“My spirit is crushed,

and my life is nearly snuffed out.

The grave is ready to receive me.

I am surrounded by mockers.

I watch how bitterly they taunt me.

Job 17:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“My spirit is broken, My days are extinguished,

The grave is ready for me.

Are not mockers with me?

And does not my eye dwell on their provocation?

Job 17:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

My spirit is broken;

the days of my life are almost gone.

The grave is waiting for me.

Those who laugh at me surround me;

I watch them insult me.

Job 17:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct,

The grave is ready for me.

Surely there are mockers with me,

And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.

Job 17:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are mine. Are there not mockers around me? and doth not mine eye abide in their provocation?

Job 17:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“My spirit is broken. 

My days have been snuffed out. 

The cemetery ⸤is waiting⸥ for me. 

Certainly, mockers are around me. 

My eyes are focused on their opposition. 

Job 17:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

My spirit is broken.

My days are extinguished.

A graveyard awaits me.

Surely mockers surround me

and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.

Job 17:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

My spirit is broken, my days are extinct,

the grave is ready for me.

Surely there are mockers around me,

and my eye dwells on their provocation.

Job 17:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“My spirit is pulled down; my days are extinguished;

the graveyard is for me.

Surely mockery is with me,

and my eye rests on their provocation.

Job 17:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

My strength is almost gone.

I won’t live much longer.

A grave is waiting for me.

People who make fun of me are all around me.

I’m forced to watch as they attack me with their words.

Job 17:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished,

The grave is ready for me.

Surely mockers are with me,

And my eye gazes on their provocation.


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