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Job 16:18-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job 16:18-21
Holman 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 arbitrate
between a man and God(C)
just as a man pleads for his friend.
Job 16:18-21
Common English Bible
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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