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Job 17:2 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 17:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 17 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? continue: Heb. lodge”
Job 17:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 17:2
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? Job's rhetorical questions express his anguish over the relentless taunting he endures from his so-called friends. The Hebrew hatulim (הֲתֻלִים, "mockers") denotes scoffers who ridicule and belittle—not merely those who disagree but those who deride with contempt. Job's companions, who should have comforted him, instead accused him of secret sin and hypocrisy, making his suffering unbearable.The phrase "mine eye continue in their provocation" (uvehamerotam talin eini, וּבְהַמְּרוֹתָם תָּלִן עֵינִי) is vivid: Jo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 17:2
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“I”
“to make her fret”
“wagging their heads”
“and I also will speak; After I have spoken”
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
“as one who mourns his mother.”
“will you deceive him?”
“His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.”