Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
17:1 My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 1 , My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
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17:2 Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 2 , Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
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17:3 'Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 3 , 'Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
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17:4 You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 4 , You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
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17:5 If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 5 , If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
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17:6 'God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 6 , 'God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.
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17:7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 7 , My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
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17:8 Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 8 , Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
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17:9 Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 9 , Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
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17:10 'But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 10 , 'But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.
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17:11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 11 , My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.
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17:12 These men turn night into day; in the face of darkness they say, 'Light is near.'
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 12 , These men turn night into day; in the face of darkness they say, 'Light is near.'
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17:13 If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 13 , If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
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17:14 if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,'
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 14 , if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,'
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17:15 where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 15 , where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
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17:16 Will it go down to the gates of death ? Will we descend together into the dust?'
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 16 , Will it go down to the gates of death ? Will we descend together into the dust?'
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