Reference

Job 23:17

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
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Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

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For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

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Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction / Perishing Language
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Counter-Arguments

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Annihilation / Destruction

The verse expresses Job's regret that he was not "cut off" (died) before experiencing his current suffering ("darkness"), but it does not describe him or anyone else being destroyed, consumed, or ceasing to exist as a result of judgment.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The phrase "cut off" in this verse refers to Job's own death, not the destruction or perishing of the wicked, and the verse is a lament about his suffering rather than a statement about divine judgment on evil.