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my whole frame is but a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My eyes are swollen with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My eye has grown dim from vexation, and all my members are like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members <i>are</i> as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My eye has also grown dim because of sorrow, And all my members <i>are</i> like shadows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My eye has also become inexpressive because of grief, And all my body parts are like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220My eye has also grown dim because of grief, And all my members are as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“My eye has also grown dim because of grief, And all my members are as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My eye has also grown dim because of grief, And all my members are as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“My eye has grown dim (unexpressive) because of grief, And all my [body’s] members are [wasted away] like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes have grown dim from grief, and my whole body has become but a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes have grown dim from grief, and my whole body has become but a shadow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am almost blind with grief; my body is a mere shadow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now my eyes are blurred from grief. Now all my limbs are like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My grief has almost made me blind; my arms and legs are as thin as shadows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My eyes have grown weak from grief; and my whole body is as thin as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And my eye is dim from sorrow, "" And my members—all of them—as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And mine eye shall be weak from vexation, and my thoughts as a shadow all of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My eye is dim through indignation, and my limbs are brought as it were to nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My eyesight has been clouded by indignation, and my limbs have been reduced, as if to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My eyes are blind with anguish, and my whole frame is like a shadow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My eye has grown dim from grief, and all my members are like a shadow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My eye is dim because of anger, and all my senses are like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My eye aches from passion and all my senses are as a shadow<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Mine eye also is dimmed by reason of vexation, And all my members are as a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For my eyes are dimmed through pain; I have been grievously beset by all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/17-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2643" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/17.htm">Job Prepares for Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">My eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3543.htm" title="3543: wat·tê·ḵah (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be weak, to despond, to grow dull. A primitive root; to be weak, i.e. to despond, or to grow dull.">have grown dim</a> <a href="/hebrew/3708.htm" title="3708: mik·ka·‘aś (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Vexation, anger. Or kaoas; from ka'ac; vexation.">with grief,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and my whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/3338.htm" title="3338: wî·ṣu·ray (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Form, member. Passive participle of yatsar; structure, i.e. Limb or part.">body</a> <a href="/hebrew/6738.htm" title="6738: kaṣ·ṣêl (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A shadow. From tsalal; shade, whether literal or figurative.">is but a shadow.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7</a></span><br />My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9</a></span><br />Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-17.htm">Lamentations 5:17</a></span><br />Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10</a></span><br />My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Psalm 88:9</a></span><br />My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a></span><br />I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a></span><br />I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82</a></span><br />My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Psalm 119:123</a></span><br />My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/13-3.htm">Psalm 13:3</a></span><br />Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16</a></span><br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Hebrews 12:3</a></span><br />Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.</p><p class="hdg">Mine eye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16</a></b></br> My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids <i>is</i> the shadow of death;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7</a></b></br> Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9,10</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, <i>yea</i>, my soul and my belly… </p><p class="hdg">members.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-11.htm">Job 17:11</a></b></br> My days are past, my purposes are broken off, <i>even</i> the thoughts of my heart.</p><p class="hdg">shadow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-23.htm">Psalm 109:23</a></b></br> I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:12</a></b></br> For who knoweth what <i>is</i> good for man in <i>this</i> life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/16-13.htm">Body</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-4.htm">Dim</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Dimmed</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/17-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-29.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/job/16-6.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-23.htm">Members</a> <a href="/job/16-6.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/15-3.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/11-16.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Vexation</a> <a href="/job/7-16.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/18-13.htm">Body</a> <a href="/job/17-12.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Dim</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Dimmed</a> <a href="/job/20-9.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/18-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/job/35-9.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Members</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/20-2.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Vexation</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/job/27-3.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Job 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/17-1.htm">Job appeals from men to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/17-6.htm">The unmerciful dealing of men with the afflicted may astonish, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/17-9.htm">but not discourage the righteous</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/17-11.htm">His hope is not in life, but in death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My eyes have grown dim with grief</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's intense emotional and physical suffering. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the eyes were often seen as a window to one's health and vitality. Dimming eyes symbolize not only physical weakness but also deep sorrow and despair. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where grief and suffering are depicted as affecting one's vision, such as in <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7</a>, where the psalmist's eyes waste away because of grief. Job's lamentation here underscores the depth of his affliction, both in his personal loss and in his perceived abandonment by God. The dimming of eyes can also be seen as a metaphor for a loss of hope or clarity in understanding God's purposes.<p><b>and my whole body is but a shadow</b><br>The imagery of the body as a shadow conveys a sense of frailty and transience. In biblical literature, a shadow often represents something insubstantial or fleeting, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4</a>, where human life is described as a passing shadow. Job's description of his body as a shadow emphasizes his weakened state and the brevity of life, a theme that resonates throughout the book of Job. This metaphor also points to the existential crisis Job faces, as he grapples with the meaning of his suffering and the seeming elusiveness of God's justice. The shadow can be seen as a type of Christ, who, in His suffering, took on the frailty of human flesh and experienced the depths of human sorrow, yet brought hope and redemption through His resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and perseverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's lament over his physical and emotional suffering. He has lost his wealth, children, and health, and is grappling with deep grief and despair.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's experience reminds us that suffering is a part of the human condition. Even the righteous can face immense trials and tribulations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/physical_manifestations_of_grief.htm">Physical Manifestations of Grief</a></b><br>Grief can affect us physically, as seen in Job's dim eyes and shadow-like body. It's important to acknowledge and address the physical aspects of emotional pain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a></b><br>Despite his suffering, Job continues to engage with God. His perseverance is a model for maintaining faith even when circumstances are dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_for_the_suffering.htm">Empathy for the Suffering</a></b><br>Understanding Job's plight encourages us to be compassionate and supportive to those who are grieving or in distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_despair.htm">Hope Beyond Despair</a></b><br>While Job's situation seems hopeless, the broader biblical account assures us of God's presence and eventual restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'no_provision_for_flesh'_mean.htm">What does 'God will wipe away every tear' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_7_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Does Job 7:7's assertion about the finality of life conflict with later biblical texts that promise resurrection or life after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_elihu_say_actions_don't_affect_god.htm">In Job 35:6-7, how can Elihu claim human obedience or sin does not affect God when other passages suggest God is personally impacted by human actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that 'the tents of robbers are at peace' harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9</a>). Excessive weeping, such as stains the cheeks (<a href="/job/16-16.htm">Job 16:16</a>), will also in most cases dim and dull the eyesight. <span class="cmt_word">And all my members are as a shadow</span>. Weak, that is, worn out, unstable, fleeting, ready to pass away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/17-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have grown dim</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֣כַהּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·ḵah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3543.htm">Strong's 3543: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be weak, to despond, to grow dull</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with grief,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכַּ֣עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(mik·ka·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vexation, anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">body</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽיצֻרַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ṣu·ray)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3338.htm">Strong's 3338: </a> </span><span class="str2">Structure, limb, part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is but a shadow.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּצֵּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(kaṣ·ṣêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6738.htm">Strong's 6738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shadow</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/17-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 17:7 My eye also is dim by reason (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/17-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 17:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 17:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/17-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 17:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 17:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>