Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version where then is my hope— who can see any hope for me? New Living Translation Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it? English Standard Version where then is my hope? Who will see my hope? Berean Standard Bible where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? King James Bible And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? New King James Version Where then is my hope? As for my hope, who can see it? New American Standard Bible Where then is my hope? And who looks at my hope? NASB 1995 Where now is my hope? And who regards my hope? NASB 1977 Where now is my hope? And who regards my hope? Legacy Standard Bible Where now is my hope? And who beholds my hope? Amplified Bible Where now is my hope? And who regards or considers or is even concerned about my hope? Christian Standard Bible where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? Holman Christian Standard Bible where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? American Standard Version Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it? Contemporary English Version But what kind of hope is that? English Revised Version Where then is my hope? and as for my hope, who shall see it? GOD'S WORD® Translation then where is my hope? Can you see any hope left in me? Good News Translation Where is there any hope for me? Who sees any? International Standard Version where would my hope be? "And speaking of my hope, who would notice it? Majority Standard Bible where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? NET Bible where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it? New Heart English Bible where then is my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it? Webster's Bible Translation And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who will see it? World English Bible where then is my hope? As for my hope, who will see it? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd where [is] my hope now? Indeed, my hope, who beholds it? Young's Literal Translation And where is now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it? Smith's Literal Translation And where now my hope? and my hope who shall regard it? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhere is now then my expectation, and who considereth my patience? Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, where is my expectation now, and who is it that considers my patience? New American Bible Where then is my hope, my happiness, who can see it? New Revised Standard Version where then is my hope? Who will see my hope? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhere is now my hope and my trust? As for my hope, who shall find it? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated ‘Where is my hope and my trust from now on? And my hope, who shall find it? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it? Brenton Septuagint Translation Where then is yet my hope? or where shall I see my good? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Prepares for Death…14and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ 15where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? 16Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”… Cross References Psalm 39:7 And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, Romans 8:24-25 For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. Proverbs 11:7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes. Lamentations 3:18 So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.” 1 Corinthians 15:19 If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, Isaiah 38:18 For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. Psalm 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. Colossians 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Jeremiah 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water. Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Treasury of Scripture And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? my hope Job 4:6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Job 6:11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Jump to Previous Desire Hope RegardsJump to Next Desire Hope RegardsJob 17 1. Job appeals from men to God6. The unmerciful dealing of men with the afflicted may astonish, 9. but not discourage the righteous 11. His hope is not in life, but in death where then The phrase "where then" in this context is a rhetorical question posed by Job, reflecting his deep sense of despair and confusion. The Hebrew word for "where" is "אֵי" (ay), which is often used in the Bible to express a search for something lost or missing. Job is not merely asking for a physical location but is expressing a profound existential crisis. In the historical context of Job's suffering, this question underscores the depth of his anguish and the seeming absence of any visible solution or relief. It invites readers to consider the times in their own lives when they have felt lost and to seek God's presence even when He seems distant. is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew whereוְ֭אַיֵּה (wə·’ay·yêh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 346: Where? then אֵפ֣וֹ (’ê·p̄ōw) Conjunction Strong's 645: Here, now, then is my hope? תִקְוָתִ֑י (ṯiq·wā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy Who מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can see יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ (yə·šū·ren·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7789: To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for any hope for me? וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י (wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy Links Job 17:15 NIVJob 17:15 NLT Job 17:15 ESV Job 17:15 NASB Job 17:15 KJV Job 17:15 BibleApps.com Job 17:15 Biblia Paralela Job 17:15 Chinese Bible Job 17:15 French Bible Job 17:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 17:15 Where then is my hope? As (Jb) |