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Job 17 General Notes

Structure and formatting

The ULB indents the lines of this chapter because it is a poem. This chapter is a continuation of Job's response to Eliphaz, but it is more directly addressed to Yahweh.

Special concepts in this chapter

Job's grief

Job expresses grief or great sadness in this chapter. He awaits the justice and intercession of Yahweh as he awaits his own death. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/intercede)

Advocate

Job describes the need for someone to intercede for him in heaven. This person would be his advocate and provide a witness for him. Although this is probably not intended as a prophecy, it closely parallels the way Jesus intercedes for people in heaven. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/witness and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet)

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