Job 17:7

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Job 17:7 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.

King James Version KJV

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.

American Standard Version ASV

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow.

Bible in Basic English BBE

My eyes have become dark because of my pain, and all my body is wasted to a shade.

Free Bible Version FBV

My eyes are worn out from crying and my body is a shadow of its former self.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

Mine eye therefore is dimme for griefe, and all my strength is like a shadowe.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.

World English Bible WEB

My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shade.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

My eye is dim through indignation, and my limbs are brought as it were to nothing.

Translation for Translators T4T

◄My sight has become dim/I cannot see well► because I am extremely sad, and my arms and legs are very thin, with the result that they almost do not cast [MET] a shadow.

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Berean Amplified Bible — Job 17:7

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Job 17:7 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB וַ/תֵּ֣כַהּ מִ/כַּ֣עַשׂ עֵינִ֑/י וִֽ/יצֻרַ֖/י כַּ/צֵּ֣ל כֻּלָּֽ/ם

וַ/תֵּ֣כַהּ kâhâh H3543 to grow dim Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs

מִ/כַּ֣עַשׂ kaʻaç H3708 vexation Prep | N-ms

עֵינִ֑/י ʻayin H5869 eye N-cs | Suff

וִֽ/יצֻרַ֖/י yâtsur H3338 member Conj | N-mp | Suff

כַּ/צֵּ֣ל tsêl H6738 shadow Prep | N-ms

כֻּלָּֽ/ם kôl H3605 all N-ms | Suff

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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 17:7

וַ/תֵּ֣כַהּ kâhâh H3543 "to grow dim" Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs

To rebuke means to scold or correct someone, like when God rebukes His people in the Bible for disobedience. It can also mean to become weak or dim, like when light fades away. This word is used in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Definition: 1) to grow weak, grow dim, grow faint, falter, be weak, be dim, be darkened, be restrained, be faint, fail 1a) (Qal) to grow dim 1b) (Piel) to faint, grow weak, grow faint

Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, [idiom] utterly. See also: Genesis 27:1; Job 17:7; Isaiah 42:4.

מִ/כַּ֣עַשׂ kaʻaç H3708 "vexation" Prep | N-ms

This noun refers to the feeling of anger or frustration, like in Deuteronomy 32 where it describes God's vexation with the Israelites. It can also mean grief or provocation. It's a strong negative emotion.

Definition: anger, vexation Also means: ka.as (כַּ֫עַשׂ "vexation" H3708B)

Usage: Occurs in 25 OT verses. KJV: anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath. See also: Deuteronomy 32:19; Psalms 10:14; Psalms 6:8.

עֵינִ֑/י ʻayin H5869 "eye" N-cs | Suff

This word can mean a spring or fountain, but also refers to the eye or a source of something. It is often translated as affliction, outward appearance, or countenance, and is used in various contexts throughout the Bible.

Definition: : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

Usage: Occurs in 828 OT verses. KJV: affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves). See also: Genesis 3:5; Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 28:67.

וִֽ/יצֻרַ֖/י yâtsur H3338 "member" Conj | N-mp | Suff

This word means a part of the body, like an arm or leg. It refers to the structure or limbs that make up a person. In the Bible, it is used to describe the physical body.

Definition: forms, members (of the body)

Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: member.ql See also: Job 17:7.

כַּ/צֵּ֣ל tsêl H6738 "shadow" Prep | N-ms

A shadow refers to a dark area, often providing shade or protection, like the shadow of a tree in Isaiah 4:6. It can also symbolize the fleeting nature of life, as mentioned in Psalm 102:11.

Definition: 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life) Also means: tse.lel (צֵלֶל "shadow" H6752)

Usage: Occurs in 47 OT verses. KJV: defence, shade(-ow). See also: Genesis 19:8; Ecclesiastes 7:12; Psalms 17:8.

כֻּלָּֽ/ם kôl H3605 "all" N-ms | Suff

The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.

Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.

Study Notes — Job 17:7

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Context
Cross References
Job 17:7 Summary
Frequently Asked Questions
Reflection Questions
Gill's Exposition on Job 17:7
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 17:7
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 17:7
Trapp's Commentary on Job 17:7
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 17:7
Cambridge Bible on Job 17:7
Barnes' Notes on Job 17:7
Whedon's Commentary on Job 17:7
Sermons on Job 17:7

Context — Job Prepares for Death

5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail. 6He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.

7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.

8The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless. 9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Psalms 6:7	My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
2	Job 16:16	My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;
3	Psalms 31:9–10	Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
4	Psalms 109:23	I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
5	Lamentations 5:17	Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
6	Ecclesiastes 6:12	For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
7	Job 16:8	You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.

Job 17:7 Summary

This verse describes how Job is feeling extremely sad and weak, like a shadow of his former self. His eyes have grown dim from crying, and his body feels frail. This is a picture of what it can be like when we are going through a very difficult time and feeling overwhelmed with grief, similar to what David experienced in Psalm 38:8-10. We can take comfort in knowing that God is near to the brokenhearted, as promised in Psalm 34:18, and that He can bring hope and healing to our lives, as described in Jeremiah 29:11.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean for Job's eyes to have grown dim with grief?

This means that Job's intense emotional pain has taken a physical toll on his body, affecting his vision, similar to how David described his eyes growing weak from waiting for God in Psalm 69:3.

How can Job's body be just a shadow?

This is a metaphorical expression of how Job feels weak and frail, like a shadow of his former self, much like how the Psalmist describes feeling weak and helpless in Psalm 102:5.

Is Job's grief a result of his own sin?

The Bible does not indicate that Job's grief is a direct result of his own sin, but rather a result of the intense suffering and testing he is experiencing, as described in Job 1:13-22 and Job 2:7-10.

How can we apply Job's experience to our own lives?

We can learn from Job's example by trusting in God's sovereignty and goodness, even in the midst of great suffering, as encouraged in Romans 8:28 and 2 Corinthians 1:3-4.

Reflection Questions

How do I respond when my own body and mind feel weak and frail, and what scriptures can I turn to for comfort?
In what ways can I, like Job, trust in God's goodness and sovereignty when I am experiencing intense emotional pain?
What are some things that I can do to care for my physical and emotional health when I am going through a difficult time, and how can I prioritize self-care as a way of honoring God?
How can I use my own experiences of suffering and grief to minister to others and point them to the hope of the Gospel?

Gill's Exposition on Job 17:7

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow,.... Through excessive weeping, and the abundance of tears he shed, so that he had almost lost his eyesight, or however it was greatly weakened and impaired

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 17:7

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow. (Psalms 6:7; Psalms 31:9 ; Deuteronomy 34:7).

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 17:7

By reason of sorrow; through excessive weeping and decay of spirits, which cause a dimness in the sight. All my members are as a shadow; my body is so consumed, and my colour so wan and ghastly, that I look more like a ghost, or a shadow, than like a man.

Trapp's Commentary on Job 17:7

Job 17:7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members [are] as a shadow.Ver. 7. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow] Not only is my good name blasted, but my body also is wasted; the nerves of mine eyes are contracted, the visual faculty decayed, Psalms 6:7. "Mine eye is consumed because of grief; yea, my soul and my belly," Psalms 31:9. Not the visual only, but the vital powers are wasted; yea, the intellectual part as well as the sensitive, understood by the formations in the next clause, that is, the cogitations, say they, according to Genesis 6:5. But I rather take it according to our translation, for the members of the body. And all my members are as a shadow] My membra members are but umbra, shadows, they look more like a skeleton, an anatomy, an apparition, than a true body, nothing being left but skin and bone, so much meagred are all my members. This is hyperbolica malorum suorum amplificatio, saith Merlin.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 17:7

Verse 7. Mine eye also is dim] Continual weeping impairs the sight; and indeed any affliction that debilitates the frame generally weakens the sight in the same proportion. All my members are as a shadow.] Nothing is left but skin and bone. I am but the shadow of my former self.

Cambridge Bible on Job 17:7

7. The sorrowful condition to which Job was reduced by his afflictions.

Barnes' Notes on Job 17:7

Mine eye is dim by reason of sorrow - Schultens supposes that this refers to his external appearance in general, as being worn down, exhausted, “defaced” by his many troubles; but it seems rather to

Whedon's Commentary on Job 17:7

7. Eye also is dim — Dimness of the eye is a figure frequently employed in Scripture to indicate the effects of grief, or of advanced age. As a shadow. See note Job 8:9.

Sermons on Job 17:7

	Sermon	Description
	Hebrews 9:24-10:9 by St. John Chrysostom	John Chrysostom preaches about the significance of Christ's sacrifice, emphasizing how He entered Heaven to appear in the presence of God for us, offering Himself once to put away
	The Glorious Opposites by Teresa Conlon	In this sermon, the speaker shares a personal story about his son going skydiving and the intense emotions he experienced during the jump. He relates this to the need for believers
	Psalm 31 by Henry Law	Henry Law preaches about the believer's security in God during trials, life, and death, emphasizing the importance of faith unto eternal life. The sermon delves into the thoughts a
	The Ground of Davidic Reality by Bryan Anthony	Bryan Anthony preaches on the significance of embracing our human weaknesses, as seen in the Psalms, as a provision for the Church. He emphasizes the importance of coming to God in
	The Locust by Harriet N. Cook	Harriet N. Cook delves into the destructive nature of locusts as described in the Bible, particularly during the plague in Egypt where they devoured all vegetation, leaving the lan
	A Series of Proverbs Part 2 by Chuck Smith	In this sermon, Pastor Chuck Smith explores the book of Ecclesiastes, specifically focusing on chapter 6, verse 12. He emphasizes the uncertainty and brevity of life, highlighting
	The Adam by W.J. Erdman	In this sermon by W.J. Erdman, the focus is on the book of Ecclesiastes, emphasizing the ultimate duty of man to fear God and keep His commandments. The term 'the Adam' is used to