Job 16:21
16:20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. scorn me: Heb. are my scornersO that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! neighbour: or, friend
KJV
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!
What does Job 16:21 mean?
Job 16:21 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָכַח (yâkach), גֶּבֶר (geber), אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Job 8:6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Job 34:31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Job 34:32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Psalms 6:1To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Sheminith: or, upon the eight
Psalms 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Psalms 38:1A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Lamentations 3:40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Lamentations 5:16The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! The: Heb. The crown of our head is fallen
Lamentations 5:17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 11:31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 16:21.
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put
Genesis 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Genesis 6:4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Job 3:23Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Job 4:17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Frequently asked questions
What does Job 16:21 say?
Job 16:21 (King James Version) reads: "O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! neighbour: or, friend"
Is Job 16:21 in the Old or New Testament?
Job 16:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.
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