Job 17:13

13 If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,

Job 17:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
ESV
13 If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness,
NLT
13 What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness?
MSG
13 If all I have to look forward to is a home in the graveyard, if my only hope for comfort is a well-built coffin,
CSB
13 If I await Sheol as my home, spread out my bed in darkness,

Job 17:13 In-Context

11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart
12 turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near.
13 If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,
14 if I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
15 where then is my hope— who can see any hope for me?

Cross References 3

  • 1. S 2 Samuel 14:14; S Job 3:13
  • 2. Psalms 139:8
  • 3. Psalms 88:18
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