Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Job 17:1

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Job17:1

CHAPTER 17

Job 17:1-16. Job's Answer Continued.

1. breath ... corrupt--result of elephantiasis. But Umbreit, "my strength (spirit) is spent."

extinct--Life is compared to an expiring light. "The light of my day is extinguished."

graves--plural, to heighten the force.

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