Job 16:18-21
Christian Standard Bible
18 Earth, do not cover my blood;
may my cry for help find no resting place.(A)
19 Even now my witness is in heaven,
and my advocate is in the heights!(B)
20 My friends scoff at me
as I weep before God.
21 I wish that someone might argue for a man with God(C)
just as anyone[a] would for a friend.
Footnotes
- 16:21 Lit a son of man
Job 16:18-21
Common English Bible
Lingering hope
18 Earth, don’t cover my blood;
let my outcry never cease.
19 Surely now my witness stands in heaven;
my advocate is on high;
20 my go-between, my friend.[a]
While my eyes drip tears to God,
21 let him plead with God for a human being,
like a person pleads for a friend.
Footnotes
- Job 16:20 Go-between and friend are plural in Heb.
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