Job 17:15

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?

American Standard Version (1901)

Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

Bible in Basic English

Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?

Free Bible Version

So then where is my hope? Can anyone see any hope for me?

King James (Authorized) Version

And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

Translation for Translators

But if I say those things, ◄will there be anything good that I can confidently expect to happen to me?/there will be nothing good that I can confidently expect to happen to me.► [RHQ] ◄Is there anyone who knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave?/No one knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave.► [RHQ]

Unlocked Literal Bible

where then is my hope? As for my hope, who can see any?

Noah Webster Bible

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?

Young's Literal Translation

And where [is] now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?

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?”

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses his despair and hopelessness, feeling that his only hope is in the grave. Job is in a state of deep suffering and anguish, longing for relief from his pain and affliction. His words reflect the depth of his sorrow and the extent of his trials, as he contemplates death as a release from his current suffering. Job's lamentation here captures the raw emotions of someone enduring intense hardship and seeking solace in the idea of rest in death.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

And where is now my hope? - In the circumstances in which I am found, of what use can hope be? Were I to form the expectation of future good, who could ever see it realized? Is it then any wonder that I should complain and bemoan my wretched lot?