Job 16:18–22
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18“Earth, do not cover my blood;s
may my cryt never be laid to rest!u
19Even now my witnessv is in heaven;w
my advocate is on high.x
20My intercessory is my friendaz
as my eyes pour outa tearsb to God;
21on behalf of a man he pleadsc with God
as one pleads for a friend.
22“Only a few years will pass
before I take the path of no return.d
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- aOr My friends treat me with scorn
Cross references
- sSee Ge 4:10; Isa 26:21
- tPs 5:2; 18:6; 102:1; 119:169
- uJob 19:24; Ps 66:18–19; Heb 11:4
- vSee Ge 31:50; See Ro 1:9; 1 Th 2:5
- wJob 22:12; 42:2
- xJob 19:27; 21:17; 25:2; 27:13; 31:2; Ps 113:5; Isa 33:5; 57:15; 58:4; 66:1; Mk 11:10
- ySee Ro 8:34
- zJn 15:15
- aLa 2:19
- bSee ver 16
- c1 Ki 8:45; Ps 9:4; 140:12
- dSee Job 10:21
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“O earth, cover not my blood,
and let my cry find no resting place.
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
and he who testifies for me is on high.
My friends scorn me;
my eye pours out tears to God,
that he would argue the case of a man with God,
as a son of man does with his neighbor.
For when a few years have come
I shall go the way from which I shall not return.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Earth, do not cover my blood;
may my cry for help find no resting place.
Even now my witness is in heaven,
and my advocate is in the heights!
My friends scoff at me
as I weep before God.
I wish that someone might argue for a man with God
just as anyone would for a friend.
For only a few years will pass
before I go the way of no return.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“O earth, do not conceal my blood.
Let it cry out on my behalf.
Even now my witness is in heaven.
My advocate is there on high.
My friends scorn me,
but I pour out my tears to God.
I need someone to mediate between God and me,
as a person mediates between friends.
For soon I must go down that road
from which I will never return.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“O earth, you should not cover my blood,
and let there be no place for my cry for help.
So now look, my witness is in the heavens,
and he who vouches for me is in the heights.
My friends scorn me;
my eye pours out tears to God,
and it argues for a mortal with God,
and as a human for his friend.
Indeed, after a few years have come,
then I will go the way from which I will not return.
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KJV 1900King James Version
O earth, cover not thou my blood,
And let my cry have no place.
Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
And my record is on high.
My friends scorn me:
But mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
O that one might plead for a man with God,
As a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
When a few years are come,
Then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
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