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What miserable comforters you are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have heard many such things: miserable comforters <i>are</i> ye all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I have heard many such things; Miserable comforters <i>are</i> you all!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have heard many things like these; Miserable comforters are you all!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I have heard many such things; Troublesome comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I have heard many such things; Wearisome <i>and</i> miserable comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have heard many things like these. You are all miserable comforters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have heard many things like these. You are all miserable comforters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have often heard this, and it offers no comfort. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I have heard many things like this before. You are all pathetic at comforting me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I've heard many things like this. What miserable comforters you all are!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I have heard many things like these before. What miserable comforters are you all! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have heard many such things, "" Miserable comforters [are] you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have heard many such things, Miserable comforters are ye all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I heard many like there: comforters of vexation ye all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have often heard such things as these: you are all troublesome comforters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have often heard such things; you are all aggravating comforters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have heard this sort of thing many times. Troublesome comforters, all of you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have heard many such things; wicked comforters are you all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“I have heard of many things like these, and you are comforters in evil, all of you!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are ye all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have heard many such things: poor comforters are ye all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/16-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2465" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/16.htm">Job Decries his Comforters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then Job answered: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“I have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ḵə·’êl·leh (Prep-k:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">things like these;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5999.htm" title="5999: ‘ā·māl (N-ms) -- Trouble, labor, toil. From amal; toil, i.e. Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. Of body or mind.">miserable</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: mə·na·ḥă·mê (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">comforters</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lə·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">are you all.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4</a></span><br />You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-34.htm">Job 21:34</a></span><br />So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-2.htm">Job 12:2</a></span><br />“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-14.htm">Job 6:14-15</a></span><br />A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. / But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-5.htm">Job 13:5</a></span><br />If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2-4</a></span><br />“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble! / How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight! / To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-2.htm">Job 15:2-3</a></span><br />“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind? / Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-10.htm">Job 17:10</a></span><br />But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-21.htm">Job 19:21</a></span><br />Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-20.htm">Proverbs 25:20</a></span><br />Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-13.htm">Proverbs 18:13</a></span><br />He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Proverbs 27:14</a></span><br />If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:1</a></span><br />Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-6.htm">Isaiah 41:6-7</a></span><br />Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!” / The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are you all.</p><p class="hdg">heard</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-6.htm">Job 6:6,25</a></b></br> Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there <i>any</i> taste in the white of an egg? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-2.htm">Job 11:2,3</a></b></br> Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-5.htm">Job 13:5</a></b></br> O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.</p><p class="hdg">miserable.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4</a></b></br> But ye <i>are</i> forgers of lies, ye <i>are</i> all physicians of no value.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Psalm 69:26</a></b></br> For they persecute <i>him</i> whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/1-16.htm">Philippians 1:16</a></b></br> The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/19-3.htm">Comforters</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">Frequently</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/job/15-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/3-20.htm">Miserable</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Comforters</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/job/21-17.htm">Frequently</a> <a href="/psalms/10-5.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/job/19-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-8.htm">Miserable</a> <a href="/psalms/38-18.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Job 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for unmercifulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/16-17.htm">He maintains his innocence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have heard many things like these;</b><br>Job responds to his friends, who have repeatedly accused him of wrongdoing as the cause of his suffering. This phrase indicates Job's frustration with their repetitive arguments. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, friends were expected to offer comfort and wisdom, yet Job finds their counsel lacking. This reflects the broader theme of the book, where human wisdom is shown to be insufficient in understanding divine purposes. The phrase also echoes the repetitive nature of the accusations, similar to the cycles of speeches in the book.<p><b>miserable comforters are you all.</b><br>Job's friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, intended to console him but instead added to his distress. The term "miserable comforters" highlights their failure to provide true empathy or understanding. This critique can be connected to the broader biblical theme of true comfort, which is found in God alone, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a>. The inadequacy of human comfort points to the need for divine intervention and foreshadows the ultimate comforter, the Holy Spirit, promised by Jesus in <a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, enduring severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up offering advice and explanations that are more accusatory than comforting.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The series of calamities that befall Job, including the loss of his children, wealth, and health, which set the stage for the dialogues in the book.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The overarching theme of the Book of Job, exploring the nature of God's control and justice in the world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_comfort.htm">The Nature of True Comfort</a></b><br>True comfort comes from empathy and understanding, not from judgment or assumptions about someone's suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Suffering</a></b><br>Friends should offer support and presence rather than explanations or blame when someone is suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Limitations of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Human wisdom often falls short in understanding God's purposes, especially in the face of suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perseverance.htm">The Importance of Perseverance</a></b><br>Like Job, believers are called to persevere through trials, trusting in God's ultimate justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Suffering</a></b><br>While human understanding is limited, believers can trust in God's sovereign plan, even when it is not immediately apparent.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'miserable_comforters'_mean.htm">What does "miserable comforters" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_abraham_and_sarah_have_isaac.htm">What does 'miserable comforters' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_zophar_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Zophar the Naamathite in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_see_god_as_ruthless.htm">In Job 10:16, why does Job perceive God as a ruthless adversary when other parts of the Bible portray Him as compassionate?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">I have heard many such things.</span>--Trite rather than true, or at least the whole truth.<p>"Common is the common-place,<p>And vacant chaff well meant for grain."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/16-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“I have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבּ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">things like these;</span><br /><span class="heb">כְאֵ֣לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">miserable</span><br /><span class="heb">עָמָ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·māl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5999.htm">Strong's 5999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comforters</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַחֲמֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·na·ḥă·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are you all.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/16-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 16:2 I have heard many such things (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/16-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 16:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 16:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/16-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 16:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 16:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>