12. They —namely, "my friends." change the night into day —that is, would try to persuade me of the change of my misery into joy, which is impossible [UMBREIT] ( Job 11:17 ); (but) the light of prosperity (could it be enjoyed) would be short because of the darkness of adversity. Or better for "short," the Hebrew "near"; "and the light of new prosperity should be near in the face of (before) the darkness of death"; that is, they would persuade me that light is near, even though darkness approaches. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"
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pericope/per-job-17-001
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