Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
They—namely, my hopes shall be buried with me.
bars— (Isaiah 38:10). Rather, the wastes or solitudes of the pit (sheol, the unseen world).
rest together—the rest of me and my hope is in, etc. Both expire together. The word "rest" implies that man's ceaseless hopes only rob him of rest.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 17:16:
Job 19:25
Job 19:25
Job 20:11
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