Job 17:11

"But as for you all, come back. I will not find a wise man among you."

Key Reflection

In Job 17:11, this verse suggests that despite the ongoing debate and discussions, none of Job’s companions have offered wise counsel or understanding. It highlights the depth of suffering and the failure of human wisdom in comprehending God's justice and providence during trials.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My days are past - “I am about to die.” Job relapses again into sadness - as he often does. A sense of his miserable condition comes over him like a cloud, and he feels that he must die. My purposes are broken off -All my plans fail, and my schemes of life come to an end. No matter what they could say now, it was all over with him, and he must die; compareIsaiah 38:12: “My habitation is taken away, and is removed from me Like a shepherd’s tent; My life is cut off as by a weaver Who severeth the web from the loom; Between the morning and the night thou wilt make an end of me.” Even the thoughts of my heart -Margin, possessions. Noyes, “treasures.” Dr. Good, “resolves.” Dr.

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