Job 7:17

“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”

"What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?" - Job 7:17
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What does Job 7:17 mean?

Job 7:17 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?" This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Job, which is a book in the Old Testament that deals with the…

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The Magnificence of Man: A Reflection on Job 7:17

In Job 7:17 (KJV), we read, "What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?" This poignant question raised by Job cuts to the very essence of humanity's place in the cosmos and God's relationship with us. The context of this verse…

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A Prayer of Humility and Reflection on Our Place in Creation

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, the One who knows every star by name and has set the foundations of the world in place, I bow my heart before You in a spirit of deep reverence and humility. In the stillness of this moment, I reflect on the profound question…

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Job 7:17 - "What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?"
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Job 42:17 - "So Job died, being old and full of days."
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Job 17:2 - "Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?"
Job 8:17 - "His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones."
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Job 13:17 - "Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears."
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Job 17:15 - "And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?"
Job 9:17 - "For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause."
Job 17:1 - "My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me."
Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job 28:17 - "The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold."
Job 6:17 - "What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place."
Job 31:17 - "Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;"
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Job 30:17 - "My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest."