Cross References

Job 17:1

New Century Version

My spirit is broken; the days of my life are almost gone. The grave is waiting for me.

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“Only a few years will pass before I go on the journey of no return.

My days are gone, and my plans have been destroyed, along with the desires of my heart.

My wife can’t stand my breath, and my own family dislikes me.

After this, Job lived one hundred forty years. He lived to see his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

“I do not have the strength to wait. There is nothing to hope for, so why should I be patient?

“My days go by faster than a weaver’s tool, and they come to an end without hope.

I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, because then human life would grow weak. Human beings, whom I created, would die.