Job 17:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?”

Job 17:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 17:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 17:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Surely there are mockers with me. My eye dwells on their provocation.”

Job 17:2 — World English Bible

Job 17:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation. ”

Job 17:2 — American Standard Version

Job 17:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If not--mockeries <FI>are<Fi> with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.”

Job 17:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 17:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Are there not mockers around me? and doth [not] mine eye abide in their provocation?”

Job 17:2 — Darby Translation

Job 17:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There are none but mockers with mee, and mine eye continueth in their bitternesse.”

Job 17:2 — Geneva Bible

Job 17:2 in Context — Job 17

1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.

2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

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What Does Job 17:2 Mean?

Job 17:2 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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