18 “Earth, do not cover my blood,
And may there be no resting place for my cry.
19 Even now, behold, (A)my witness is in heaven,
And my [a]advocate is (B)on high.
20 My friends are my scoffers;
(C)My eye weeps to God,
21 That one might plead for a man with God
As a son of man with his neighbor!

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Notas al pie

  1. Job 16:19 Or witness

18 “O earth, you should not cover my blood,
and let there be no place[a] for my cry for help.
19 So now look, my witness is in the heavens,
and he who vouches for me is in the heights.
20 My friends scorn me;
my eye pours out tears to God,
21 and it argues[b] for a mortal with God,
and as a human[c] for his friend.

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Notas al pie

  1. Job 16:18 Or “do not let it become a place”
  2. Job 16:21 Or “but may someone argue”
  3. Job 16:21 Literally “a son of man”