Job

Chapter 16

1 Then Job347 answered6030 and said,559

2 I have heard8085 many7227 such things:428 miserable5999 comforters5162 are ye all.3605

3 Shall vain7307 words1697 have an end?7093 or176 what4100 emboldeneth4834 thee that3588 thou answerest?6030

4 I595 also1571 could speak1696 as ye do: if3863 your soul5315 were3426 in my soul's stead,8478 5315 I could heap up2266 words4405 against5921 you, and shake5128 mine1119 head7218 at5921 you.

5 But I would strengthen553 you with1119 my mouth,6310 and the moving5205 of my lips8193 should assuage2820 your grief.

6 Though518 I speak,1696 my grief3511 is not3808 assuaged:2820 and though I forbear,2308 what4100 4480 am I eased?1980

7 But389 now6258 he hath made me weary:3811 thou hast made desolate8074 all3605 my company.5712

8 And thou hast filled me with wrath,7059 which is1961 a witness5707 against me: and my leanness3585 rising up6965 in me beareth witness6030 to my face.6440

9 He teareth2963 me in his wrath,639 who hateth7852 me: he gnasheth2786 upon5921 me with his teeth;8127 mine enemy6862 sharpeneth3913 his eyes5869 upon me.

10 They have gaped6473 upon5921 me with their mouth;6310 they have smitten5221 me upon the cheek3895 reproachfully;2781 they have gathered themselves4390 together3162 against5921 me.

11 God410 hath delivered5462 me to413 the ungodly,5760 and turned me over3399 into5921 the hands3027 of the wicked.7563

12 I was1961 at ease,7961 but he hath broken me asunder:6565 he hath also taken270 me by my neck,6203 and shaken me to pieces,6327 and set me up6965 for his mark.4307

13 His archers7228 compass me round about,5437 5921 he cleaveth6398 my reins3629 asunder, and doth not3808 spare;2550 he poureth out8210 my gall4845 upon the ground.776

14 He breaketh6555 me with breach6556 upon5921 6440 breach,6556 he runneth7323 upon5921 me like a giant.1368

15 I have sewed8609 sackcloth8242 upon5921 my skin,1539 and defiled5953 my horn7161 in the dust.6083

16 My face6440 is foul2560 with4480 weeping,1065 and on5921 my eyelids6079 is the shadow of death;6757

17 Not3808 for5921 any injustice2555 in mine hands:3709 also my prayer8605 is pure.2134

18 O earth,776 cover3680 not408 thou my blood,1818 and let my cry2201 have1961 no408 place.4725

19 Also1571 now,6258 behold,2009 my witness5707 is in heaven,8064 and my record7717 is on high.4791

20 My friends7453 scorn3887 me: but mine eye5869 poureth out1811 tears unto413 God.433

21 O that one might plead3198 for a man1397 with5973 God,433 as a man1121 120 pleadeth for his neighbor!7453

22 When3588 a few4557 years8141 are come,857 then I shall go1980 the way734 whence I shall not3808 return.7725

Job

Chapter 16

1 THEN Job answered and said,

2 I have heard many such things; wicked comforters are you all.

3 Do not grieve my spirit with words; even though you speak, I will not answer.

4 I also could speak as you do; I wish you were in my place, then I could try you out with words, and shake my head at you.

5 I would prove you with your own words, and the words of my lips would not spare you.

6 If I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I forbear, who can comfort me?

7 But now he has troubled me, and yet has preserved all of my testimony.

8 Thou didst appoint me and I became a witness, but my lies have testified against me; and I spoke in his presence.

9 He has torn me and broken me in his wrath; he gnashes upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpens his eyes against me.

10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth reproachfully; they have smitten me upon my cheeks; they were filled with rage against me.

11 God has delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

12 I was at ease, but he has smitten me; he has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his target.

13 His arrows are round about me, he shoots at my kidneys and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground.

14 He breaks me with breach upon breach; he runs against me like a giant.

15 I have girded sackcloth upon my skin, and I have covered my head with dust.

16 My face is troubled with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

17 But not for any iniquity in my hands; my prayer also is pure.

18 O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry have no place!

19 And now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my acquaintances are on high.

20 O my brethren and my neighbors! my eyes pour out tears to God!

21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!

22 For the number of a man's years will come to an end; then he shall go the way from whence he shall not return.

Job

Chapter 16

Job

Chapter 16

1 Then Job347 answered6030 and said,559

1 THEN Job answered and said,

2 I have heard8085 many7227 such things:428 miserable5999 comforters5162 are ye all.3605

2 I have heard many such things; wicked comforters are you all.

3 Shall vain7307 words1697 have an end?7093 or176 what4100 emboldeneth4834 thee that3588 thou answerest?6030

3 Do not grieve my spirit with words; even though you speak, I will not answer.

4 I595 also1571 could speak1696 as ye do: if3863 your soul5315 were3426 in my soul's stead,8478 5315 I could heap up2266 words4405 against5921 you, and shake5128 mine1119 head7218 at5921 you.

4 I also could speak as you do; I wish you were in my place, then I could try you out with words, and shake my head at you.

5 But I would strengthen553 you with1119 my mouth,6310 and the moving5205 of my lips8193 should assuage2820 your grief.

5 I would prove you with your own words, and the words of my lips would not spare you.

6 Though518 I speak,1696 my grief3511 is not3808 assuaged:2820 and though I forbear,2308 what4100 4480 am I eased?1980

6 If I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I forbear, who can comfort me?

7 But389 now6258 he hath made me weary:3811 thou hast made desolate8074 all3605 my company.5712

7 But now he has troubled me, and yet has preserved all of my testimony.

8 And thou hast filled me with wrath,7059 which is1961 a witness5707 against me: and my leanness3585 rising up6965 in me beareth witness6030 to my face.6440

8 Thou didst appoint me and I became a witness, but my lies have testified against me; and I spoke in his presence.

9 He teareth2963 me in his wrath,639 who hateth7852 me: he gnasheth2786 upon5921 me with his teeth;8127 mine enemy6862 sharpeneth3913 his eyes5869 upon me.

9 He has torn me and broken me in his wrath; he gnashes upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpens his eyes against me.

10 They have gaped6473 upon5921 me with their mouth;6310 they have smitten5221 me upon the cheek3895 reproachfully;2781 they have gathered themselves4390 together3162 against5921 me.

10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth reproachfully; they have smitten me upon my cheeks; they were filled with rage against me.

11 God410 hath delivered5462 me to413 the ungodly,5760 and turned me over3399 into5921 the hands3027 of the wicked.7563

11 God has delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

12 I was1961 at ease,7961 but he hath broken me asunder:6565 he hath also taken270 me by my neck,6203 and shaken me to pieces,6327 and set me up6965 for his mark.4307

12 I was at ease, but he has smitten me; he has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his target.

13 His archers7228 compass me round about,5437 5921 he cleaveth6398 my reins3629 asunder, and doth not3808 spare;2550 he poureth out8210 my gall4845 upon the ground.776

13 His arrows are round about me, he shoots at my kidneys and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground.

14 He breaketh6555 me with breach6556 upon5921 6440 breach,6556 he runneth7323 upon5921 me like a giant.1368

14 He breaks me with breach upon breach; he runs against me like a giant.

15 I have sewed8609 sackcloth8242 upon5921 my skin,1539 and defiled5953 my horn7161 in the dust.6083

15 I have girded sackcloth upon my skin, and I have covered my head with dust.

16 My face6440 is foul2560 with4480 weeping,1065 and on5921 my eyelids6079 is the shadow of death;6757

16 My face is troubled with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

17 Not3808 for5921 any injustice2555 in mine hands:3709 also my prayer8605 is pure.2134

17 But not for any iniquity in my hands; my prayer also is pure.

18 O earth,776 cover3680 not408 thou my blood,1818 and let my cry2201 have1961 no408 place.4725

18 O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry have no place!

19 Also1571 now,6258 behold,2009 my witness5707 is in heaven,8064 and my record7717 is on high.4791

19 And now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my acquaintances are on high.

20 My friends7453 scorn3887 me: but mine eye5869 poureth out1811 tears unto413 God.433

20 O my brethren and my neighbors! my eyes pour out tears to God!

21 O that one might plead3198 for a man1397 with5973 God,433 as a man1121 120 pleadeth for his neighbor!7453

21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!

22 When3588 a few4557 years8141 are come,857 then I shall go1980 the way734 whence I shall not3808 return.7725

22 For the number of a man's years will come to an end; then he shall go the way from whence he shall not return.