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Job 17:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

The general character of this chapter has been considered in the introductory section to Job 16:1-22. It is occupied mainly with Job's complaints of his treatment by his friends, and his lamentations over his sufferings (verses 1-12).

At the end he appeals to the grave, as the only hope or comfort left to him (verses 13-16).

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