Job 17:16 | JFB | STEP | 16. They-- namely, my hopes shall be buried with me. bars-- ( ). Rather, the wastes or solitudes of the pit (sheol, the unseen world). rest together-- the rest of me and my hope is in, &c. Both expire together. The word "rest" implies that man's ceaseless hopes only rob him of rest.

‏ Job 17:16

16. They--namely, my hopes shall be buried with me.

bars--(Is 38:10). Rather, the wastes or solitudes of the pit (sheol, the unseen world).

rest together--the rest of me and my hope is in, &c. Both expire together. The word "rest" implies that man's ceaseless hopes only rob him of rest.