Job 17:1

1 My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.

Job 17:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.
ESV
1 "My spirit is broken; my days are extinct; the graveyard is ready for me.
NLT
1 “My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me.
MSG
1 "My spirit is broken, my days used up, my grave dug and waiting.
CSB
1 My spirit is broken. My days are extinguished. A graveyard awaits me.

Job 17:1 In-Context

1 My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
2 Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
4 You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 If anyone denounces their friends for reward, the eyes of their children will fail.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 143:4
  • 2. Isaiah 38:12
  • 3. Psalms 88:3-4; Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
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