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Job 16:18-21
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18 “Earth, do not cover my blood;(A)
    may my cry(B) never be laid to rest!(C)
19 Even now my witness(D) is in heaven;(E)
    my advocate is on high.(F)
20 My intercessor(G) is my friend[a](H)
    as my eyes pour out(I) tears(J) to God;
21 on behalf of a man he pleads(K) with God
    as one pleads for a friend.

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  1. Job 16:20 Or My friends treat me with scorn
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Job 16:18-21
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Job Appeals to Witnesses

18 “Listen, earth! Don’t cover my blood,
    for my outcry has no place to rest.
19 Even now, behold! I have a witness in heaven,
    my Advocate is on high.
20 My friends mock me,
    while my eyes overflow with tears to God,
21 crying for him to arbitrate between this[a] man and God;
    as a human being does with his fellow neighbor.

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  1. Job 16:21 The Heb. lacks this
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