Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
JOB'S ANSWER CONTINUED. (Job 17:1-16)
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.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 17:1:
Job 19:17
1 Corinthians 15:29
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