Job 17:15

¹⁵Do you call that hope? Who on earth could find any hope in that?

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In Job 17, Job's lament deepens as he feels his spirit is broken and his days are ending. He accuses his friends of being "mockers" who offer no real comfort, and he appeals to God as his only possible witness. The chapter captures Job's oscillation between despair—longing for death

References· Job 17

a: v.9 — Proverbs 4:18, Isaiah 1:15-16, Job 22:30, Psalms 84:7, Proverbs 14:16, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Isaiah 40:29-31, Genesis 20:5, Psalms 26:6, Psalms 73:13

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