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Selected Verse: Job 17:15 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Job 17:15 |
Strong Concordance |
And where is now [0645] my hope [08615]? as for my hope [08615], who shall see [07789] it? |
| |
King James |
And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Who shall see it fulfilled? namely, the "hope" (Job 11:18) which they held out to him of restoration. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And where is now my hope? - What hope have I of life? What possibility is there of my escape from death?
Who shall see it? - That is, who will see any hopes that I may now cherish fulfilled. If I cherish any, they will be disappointed, and no one will see them accomplished. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Hope - The happiness you would have me expect. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And where is now my hope? - In the circumstances in which I am found, of what use can hope be? Were I to form the expectation of future good, who could ever see it realized? Is it then any wonder that I should complain and bemoan my wretched lot? |
18 And thou shalt be secure [0982], because there is [03426] hope [08615]; yea, thou shalt dig [02658] about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest [07901] in safety [0983].