Job 17:2New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Surely mockers are with me, And my eye gazes on their provocation.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— [Are there] not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Surely there are mockers with me, and mine eye abideth in their provocation.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— [Are there] not mockers with me? and doth not my eye continue in their provocation?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Are there not mockers around me? and doth [not] mine eye abide in their provocation?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Verily there are mockers, with me! And, on their insults, mine eye doth rest.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— If not—mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— There are none but mockers with mee, & mine eye continueth in their bitternesse.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— [Are there] not mockers with mee? and doeth not mine eye continue in their prouocation?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— For there is no falsehood in me, and yet my spirit dwells in their bitterness.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Weary I intreat; and what have I done? and strangers have stolen my goods.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— [Are there] not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? |
[ Are there] not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
mockers
2049 {2049} Primeהָתוּלhathol{haw-thole'}
From H2048 (only in plural collectively); a derision.
with
x5978 (5978) Complementעִמָּד`immad{im-mawd'}
Prolonged for H5973; along with.
me? and doth not mine eye
5869 {5869} Primeעַיִן`ayin{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
continue
3885 {3885} Primeלוּןluwn{loon}
A primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
in their provocation?
4784 {4784} Primeמָרָהmarah{maw-raw'}
A primitive root; to be (causatively make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively to provoke).
z8687 <8687> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 1162 |
Job 17:2
_ _ Umbreit, more emphatically, “had I only not to endure mockery, in the midst of their contentions I (mine eye) would remain quiet.”
_ _ eye continue — Hebrew, “tarry all night”; a figure taken from sleep at night, to express undisturbed rest; opposed to (Job 16:20), when the eye of Job is represented as pouring out tears to God without rest. |
Job 17:2
Are not — Do not my friends, instead of comforting, mock me? Thus he returns to what he had said, Job 16:20, and intimates the justice of his following appeal. |
Job 17:2
[Are there] not (a) mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in (b) their provocation?
(a) Instead of comfort, being now at death's door, he had but them that mocked at him, and discouraged him. |
- mockers:
Job 12:4 I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn.
Job 13:9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him?
Job 16:20 My friends scorn me: [but] mine eye poureth out [tears] unto God.
Job 21:3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Psalms 35:14-16 I behaved myself as though [he had been] my friend [or] brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth [for his] mother. ... With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Matthew 27:39-44 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, ... The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
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- continue:
- Heb. lodge,
Psalms 25:13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
*marg.
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- provocation:
1 Samuel 1:6-7 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. ... And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
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