Bible Strands
Job 17:15
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job speaks to his own deteriorating state and to his surrounding audience, positioned between his metaphorical marriage to decay in verse 14 and his question about descending to Sheol in verse 16.
The words — The Hebrew תִקְוָתִי (tikvatî) translates literally as "my hope," repeated twice to mark personal desperation, while יְשׁוּרֶנָּה (yešûrenâ) means "will he observe it" or "will anyone look for it."
The thread — The search for hope in suffering appears in Job 6:11 and Job 4:6, where it is linked to human strength and reverence, while standing in contrast to the resolute hope declared in Job 13:15.
Why it lands — The text states that the speaker's hope is unobserved and unlocated, requiring a reader to decide whether to abandon expectation when circumstances offer no visible evidence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
Cross-references
- Job 13:15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Job 4:6 Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope?
- Job 6:11 What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
- Job 19:10 He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
- Job 7:6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.