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Job 17:13
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Job 17:13
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If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,
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Job 17:13 in Other Translations
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If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
ESV
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If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness,
NLT
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What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness?
MSG
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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
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If I await Sheol as my home, spread out my bed in darkness,
Job 17:13 In-Context
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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.
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If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,
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if I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
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where then is my hope— who can see any hope for me?
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2 Samuel 14:14
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Job 3:13
2.
Psalms 139:8
3.
Psalms 88:18
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