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 crushed, and I am near death. The grave is ready to receive me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 1 , 'My spirit is crushed, and I am near death. The grave is ready to receive me.
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17:2 I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 2 , I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me.
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17:3 'You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 3 , 'You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me.
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17:4 You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 4 , You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph.
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17:5 They denounce their companions for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 5 , They denounce their companions for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger.
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17:6 'God has made a mockery of me among the people; they spit in my face.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 6 , 'God has made a mockery of me among the people; they spit in my face.
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17:7 My eyes are dim with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 7 , My eyes are dim with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self.
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17:8 The upright are astonished when they see me. The innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 8 , The upright are astonished when they see me. The innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
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17:9 The righteous will move onward and forward, and those with pure hearts will become stronger and stronger.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 9 , The righteous will move onward and forward, and those with pure hearts will become stronger and stronger.
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17:10 'As for all of you, come back and try again! But I will not find a wise man among you.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 10 , 'As for all of you, come back and try again! But I will not find a wise man among you.
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17:11 My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart's desires are broken.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 11 , My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart's desires are broken.
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17:12 They say that night is day and day is night; how they pervert the truth!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 12 , They say that night is day and day is night; how they pervert the truth!
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17:13 I might go to the grave and make my bed in darkness.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 13 , I might go to the grave and make my bed in darkness.
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17:14 And I might call the grave my father, and the worm my mother and my sister.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 14 , And I might call the grave my father, and the worm my mother and my sister.
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17:15 But where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 15 , But where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?
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17:16 No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 17 , Verse 16 , No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!'
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