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Job 17:15

And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849
Who. Hebrew, "who shall see my hope? "I wish all might witness it. (Haydock) But I expect no redress on this side of the grave. (Calmet)

Gregory The Dialogist

AD 604
51. What could be the ‘expectation’ of the righteous, but God who justifieth the righteous, Who should freely go down to (what was) the punishment of mankind, and by the efficacy of His righteousness set free the captives of death? For they never ceased to expect His appearing with intent expectation; they knew that it was to come, but they sought for it to come quickly. Wherefore he does not say, ‘Where, then, is my expectation?’ but, where then is now my expectation? For in that he adds, now, he shewed that what was to come one day, he desired might come without delay. It goes on, And who considereth my patience? 52. He expressed the longing desire, wherewith whilst set in the flesh he hastes to be redeemed, and brought back from hell to the regions above. And indeed it belonged to but few men to enter into the consideration of these things, that they, should learn to think of the labours of the present life, or of the subsequent delay after death. Both of which the just gr...

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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