Job 17:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Surelyאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
mockersהֲ֭תֻלִים
(ha·tu·lim)
2049: mockeryfrom hathal
are with me, And my eyeעֵינִֽי׃
(ei·ni.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
gazesתָּלַ֥ן
(ta·lan)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
on their provocation.וּ֝בְהַמְּרֹותָ֗ם
(u·ve·ham·me·ro·v·tam)
4784: to be contentious or rebelliousa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Are there not mockers
hathol  (haw-thole')
a derision -- mocker.
with me and doth not mine eye
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
continue
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
in their provocation
marah  (maw-raw')
to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Surely mockers are with me, And my eye gazes on their provocation.

King James Bible
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Surely mockers surround me and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.

International Standard Version
Mockers surround me; I cannot stop staring at their hostility all through the night.

NET Bible
Surely mockery is with me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, mockers are around me. My eyes are focused on their opposition.

King James 2000 Bible
Are there not mockers with me? and does not my eye continue in their provocation?
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