Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 17:1

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Job 17:1

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Job 17:1

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, The grave is [ready] for me." — Job 17:1 (ASV)

My breath is corrupt. — As it is said to be in Elephantiasis. Some understand it, “My spirit is consumed.” (See margin.)

The graves.that is, the grave is minemy portion. The plural is frequently used for the singular in Hebrew, as, for example, in the case of the word blood, which is commonly plural, though in English it is never used that way.