job 17:1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.

job 17:1 "My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished, The grave is [ready] for me.

Job 17:1-16. JOB'S ANSWER CONTINUED.

1. breath . . . corrupt--result of elephantiasis. But UMBREIT, "my strength (spirit) is spent."
extinct--Life is compared to an expiring light. "The light of my day is extinguished."
graves--plural, to heighten the force.

job 17:1 "My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished, The grave is [ready] for me.

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