Job 17:16 | JFB | e4.org | 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— (Isa 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.