What does Job 17:12 mean?

Job 17:12 highlights themes such as darkness, confusion, despair when read in context.

How should I apply Job 17:12 today?

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

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

10But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.

11My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

12They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

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Isaiah 5:20
Both verses discuss the theme of darkness and moral confusion.
John 1:5
This verse contrasts the darkness Job describes with the light of Christ.
1 John 1:5
This verse emphasizes that God is light, contrasting Job's experience of darkness.