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Ps 69:20; Ec 4:1">a</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7093.htm" title="קֵץ ncmsa 7093">Is there no end</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7307.htm" title="רוּחַ ncbsa 7307"> your empty</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit windy ; Jb 15:2">b</a>  <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 15:2">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpc 1697"> words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">What</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4834.htm" title="מרץ vhi3ms 4834"> provokes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psv2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqi2ms 6030"> you continue testifying</a>?</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3863.htm" title="לוּ Pp 3863">If</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3426.htm" title="יֵשׁ Pd 3426"> were</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> in my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8478.htm" title="תַּחַת_1 Pp 8478"> place</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/595.htm" title="אָנֹכִי pi1cs 595"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> could also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpi1cs{1}Ct 1696"> talk</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4405.htm" title="מִלָּה ncfpa 4405">I could string words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2266.htm" title="חבר_1 vhi1cs{1}Ct 2266"> together</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5128.htm" title="נוע vhi1cs{1}Ct 5128"> shake</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7218.htm" title="רֹאשׁ_1 ncmsc 7218"> head</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/553.htm" title="אמץ vpi1cs{1}Cm 553">Instead, I would encourage</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psv2mp"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1119.htm" title="בְּמֹו Pp 1119"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> mouth</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5205.htm" title="נִיד ncmsc 5205"> the consolation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> from my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfdc 8193"> lips</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2820.htm" title="חשׂך vqi3ms 2820"> would bring relief</a>. <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 3:28; Jb 4:4; Is 41:10">d</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">Even if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpi1cs{1}Ct 1696"> I speak</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3511.htm" title="כְּאֵב ncmsc 3511"> suffering</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> is not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2820.htm" title="חשׂך vni3ms 2820"> relieved</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2308.htm" title="חדל_1 vqi1cs{1}Ct 2308"> I hold back</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> have I</a> lost?</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/389.htm" title="אַךְ Pd 389">Surely</a> He <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or it">e</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6258.htm" title="עַתָּה Pd 6258"> has now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3811.htm" title="לאה vhp3ms 3811"> exhausted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8074.htm" title="שׁמם vhp2ms 8074">You have devastated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> entire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5712.htm" title="עֵדָה_1 ncfsc 5712"> family</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs">You have shriveled me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7059.htm" title="קמט vqw2ms 7059"> up</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or have seized me ; Hb obscure">f</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp3ms 1961"> — it has become</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5707.htm" title="עֵד ncmsa 5707"> a witness</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3585.htm" title="כַּחַשׁ ncmsc 3585"> frailty</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqw3ms 6965"> rises up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqi3ms 6030"> and testifies</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"> face</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/639.htm" title="אַף_2 ncmsc 639"> anger</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2963.htm" title="טרף vqp3ms 2963"> tears</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> at me, and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7852.htm" title="שׂטם vqw3ms 7852"> He harasses</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 49:23; Jb 30:21; Ps 55:3">g</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2786.htm" title="חרק vqp3ms 2786">He gnashes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8127.htm" title="שֵׁן_1 ncbdc 8127"> teeth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6862.htm" title="צַר_2 ncmsc 6862"> enemy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3913.htm" title="לטשׁ vqi3ms 3913"> pierces</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> with His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6473.htm" title="פער vqp3cp 6473">They open</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> mouths</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5221.htm" title="נכה vhp3cp 5221">and strike</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3895.htm" title="לְחִי_1 ncfdc 3895"> cheeks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2781.htm" title="חֶרְפָּה ncfsa 2781"> contempt</a>; <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Kg 22:24; Lm 3:30; Mc 5:1">h</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4390.htm" title="מלא vti3mp 4390">they join</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3162.htm" title="יַחַד Pd 3162"> themselves together</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/410.htm" title="אֵל_5 ncmsa 410">God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> hands me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5462.htm" title="סגר vhi3ms 5462"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5760.htm" title="עֲוִיל ncmsa 5760"> unjust men</a>; <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX, Vg; MT reads to a boy">i</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3399.htm" title="רטה vqi3ms 3399">He throws</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfdc 3027"> the hands</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע ampa 7563"> of the wicked</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp1cs 1961">I was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7961.htm" title="שָׁלֵו amsa 7961"> at ease</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6565.htm" title="פרר_2 vdw3ms 6565"> He shattered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/270.htm" title="אחז_1 vqp3ms 270">He seized</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> me by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6203.htm" title="עֹרֶף ncmsc 6203"> the scruff of the neck</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> smashed me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6327.htm" title="פצץ vdw3ms 6327"> to pieces</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs">He set me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vhw3ms 6965"> up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4307.htm" title="מַטָּרָה ncfsa 4307"> target</a>; <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 7:20; Lm 3:12">j</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7228.htm" title="רַב_3 ncmpc 7228"> archers</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or arrows">k</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5437.htm" title="סבב vqi3mp 5437"> surround</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6398.htm" title="פלח vpi3ms 6398">He pierces</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3629.htm" title="כִּלְיָה ncfpc 3629"> kidneys</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2550.htm" title="חמל vqi3ms 2550"> mercy</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8210.htm" title="שׁפך vqi3ms 8210">and pours</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4845.htm" title="מְרֵרָה ncfsc 4845"> bile</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776"> ground</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs">He breaks through my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6555.htm" title="פרץ_1 vqi3ms 6555"> defenses again</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6556.htm" title="פֶּרֶץ_1 ncmsa 6556"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6556.htm" title="פֶּרֶץ_1 ncmsa 6556"></a> and again; <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit through me, breach on breach">l</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7323.htm" title="רוץ vqi3ms 7323">He charges</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1368.htm" title="גִּבֹּור amsa 1368"> a warrior</a>. <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 30:14; Jl 2:7">m</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8609.htm" title="תפר vqp1cs 8609">I have sewn</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8242.htm" title="שַׂק ncmsa 8242"> <sup>•</sup>sackcloth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1539.htm" title="גֵּלֶד ncmsc 1539"> skin</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5953.htm" title="עלל_2 vkp1cs 5953">I have buried</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7161.htm" title="קֶרֶן ncfsc 7161"> strength</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit horn">n</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6083.htm" title="עָפָר ncmsa 6083"> dust</a>. <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 30:19; Ps 7:5; 75:10">o</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"> face</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2560.htm" title="חמר_3 vbp3cp 2560"> has grown red</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1065.htm" title="בְּכִי ncmsa 1065"> weeping</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6757.htm" title="צַלְמָוֶת ncmsa 6757"> darkness</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 44:19; 107:10; Jr 13:16">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> covers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6079.htm" title="עַפְעַפַּיִם ncmdc 6079"> eyes</a>,</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921">although</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3709.htm" title="כַּף ncfdc 3709"> hands</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> are free from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2555.htm" title="חָמָס ncmsa 2555"> violence</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 53:9; 59:6; Jnh 3:8">q</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8605.htm" title="תְּפִלָּה ncfsc 8605"> prayer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2134.htm" title="זַךְ afsa 2134"> is pure</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776">Earth</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3680.htm" title="כסה vpi2fs{1}Jm 3680"> cover</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1818.htm" title="דָּם ncmsc 1818"> blood</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">may my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2201.htm" title="זְעָקָה ncfsc 2201"> cry for help</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi3msXa{1}Jt 1961"> find</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4725.htm" title="מָקֹום ncmsa 4725"> resting place</a>. <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 4:10; Is 26:21; Ezk 24:7-8">r</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571">Even</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6258.htm" title="עַתָּה Pd 6258"> now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5707.htm" title="עֵד ncmsc 5707"> witness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> is in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8064.htm" title="שָׁמַיִם ncmpa 8064"> heaven</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7717.htm" title="שָׂהֵד ncmsc 7717"> advocate</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> is in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4791.htm" title="מָרֹום ncmpa 4791"> heights</a>! <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 22:12; Rm 1:9; 1Th 2:5">s</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7453.htm" title="רֵעַ_2 ncmpc 7453"> friends</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3887.htm" title="מֵלִיץ ncmpc 3887"> scoff</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> at me</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">as I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1811.htm" title="דלף_1 vqp3fs 1811"> weep</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/433.htm" title="אֱלֹוהַּ ncmsa 433"> God</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3198.htm" title="יכח vhi3msXa{1}Jt 3198">I wish that someone might arbitrate</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1397.htm" title="גֶּבֶר_1 ncmsa 1397">between a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/433.htm" title="אֱלֹוהַּ ncmsa 433"> God</a> <a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 31:35; Ec 6:10; Is 45:9">t</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121">just as a <sup>•</sup>man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> pleads for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7453.htm" title="רֵעַ_2 ncmsc 7453"> friend</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/16-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4557.htm" title="מִסְפָּר_1 ncmsa 4557"> only a few</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8141.htm" title="שָׁנָה ncfpc 8141"> years</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/857.htm" title="אתה vqi3mp 857"> will pass</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqi1cs 1980">before I go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/734.htm" title="אֹרַח ncbsa 734"> the way</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> of no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqi1cs 7725"> return</a>.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:2</b> Jb 13:4; Ps 69:20; Ec 4:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:3</b> Lit <i>windy</i> ; Jb 15:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:3</b> Jb 15:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:5</b> Dt 3:28; Jb 4:4; Is 41:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:7</b> Or <i>it</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:8</b> Or <i>have seized me</i> ; Hb obscure</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:9</b> Gn 49:23; Jb 30:21; Ps 55:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:10</b> 1Kg 22:24; Lm 3:30; Mc 5:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:11</b> LXX, Vg; MT reads <i>to a boy</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:12</b> Jb 7:20; Lm 3:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:13</b> Or <i>arrows</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:14</b> Lit <i>through me, breach on breach</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:14</b> Jb 30:14; Jl 2:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:15</b> Lit <i>horn</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:15</b> Jb 30:19; Ps 7:5; 75:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:16</b> Ps 44:19; 107:10; Jr 13:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:17</b> Is 53:9; 59:6; Jnh 3:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:18</b> Gn 4:10; Is 26:21; Ezk 24:7-8</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:19</b> Jb 22:12; Rm 1:9; 1Th 2:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>16:21</b> Jb 31:35; Ec 6:10; Is 45:9</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.<br>Used by permission.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 17" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/job/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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