Job 17:11

Modern

My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.

Traditional

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

Literal

My days have passed by, my plans are pulled out—the possessions of my heart.

Latin

Dies mei transierunt; cogitationes meæ dissipatæ sunt, torquentes cor meum.

Hebrew

English

My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.

Job no longer trusted his friends and thought he would die without hope (6:15–21; 13:4–5; 16:2–3; compare 12:2).

Job 7:6
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
Isaiah 38:10
I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Isaiah 8:10
Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
Lamentations 3:37
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
2 Corinthians 1:15–17
Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
James 4:13–15
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Job 9:25–26
My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
Romans 1:13
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.