What does Job 7:17 mean?

Job 7:17 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Job 7:17 today?

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

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

15So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

16I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

18And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

19How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

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