What does Job 16:22 mean?

Job 16:22 highlights themes such as death, eternity, finality when read in context.

How should I apply Job 16:22 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

20My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

22When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

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Hebrews 9:27
Both verses address the inevitability of death and the finality of life.