Job 16

Verse 1

WEB Then Job answered,

KJV Then Job answered and said,

TSK No cross references.

Verse 2

WEB “I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters!

KJV I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

TSK heard: job 6:6,25, job 11:2,3, job 13:5, job 19:2,3, job 26:2,3, jas 1:19; miserable: job 13:4, ps 69:26, php 1:16

Verse 3

WEB Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

KJV Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

TSK vain words: job 6:26, job 8:2, job 15:2; what emboldeneth: job 20:3, job 32:3-6, mt 22:46, tit 1:11, tit 2:8

Verse 4

WEB I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul’s place, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you,

KJV I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

TSK if your soul: job 6:2-5,14, mt 7:12, ro 12:15, 1co 12:26; up words: job 11:2, job 35:16, pr 10:19, ec 10:14; shake mine: 2ki 19:21, ps 22:7, ps 44:14, ps 109:25, jer 18:16, la 2:15, mt 27:39,40

Verse 5

WEB but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

KJV But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

TSK But I would: job 4:3,4, job 6:14, job 29:25, ps 27:14, pr 27:9,17, isa 35:3,4, ga 6:1

Verse 6

WEB “Though I speak, my grief is not subsided. Though I forbear, what am I eased?

KJV Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?

TSK my grief: job 10:1, ps 77:1-9, ps 88:15-18

Verse 7

WEB But now, God, you have surely worn me out. You have made desolate all my company.

KJV But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.

TSK he hath: job 3:17, job 7:3,16, job 10:1, ps 6:6,7, pr 3:11,12, isa 50:4, mic 6:13; hast made: job 1:15-19, job 29:5-25

Verse 8

WEB You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me. My leanness rises up against me. It testifies to my face.

KJV And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.

TSK is a witness: job 10:17, ru 1:21, eph 5:27; my leanness: ps 106:15, isa 10:16, isa 24:16

Verse 9

WEB He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me. He has gnashed on me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.

KJV He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

TSK teareth me: job 10:16,17, job 18:4, ps 50:22, la 3:10, ho 5:14; he gnasheth: ps 35:16, ps 37:12, la 2:16; mine: job 13:24,27, job 19:11, mic 7:8

Verse 10

WEB They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.

KJV They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

TSK gaped: ps 22:13,16,17, ps 35:21, lu 23:35,36; they have smitten: 1ki 22:24, 2ch 18:23, isa 50:6, la 3:30, mic 5:1, mt 26:67, joh 18:22, ac 23:2, 2co 11:20; gathered: ps 35:15, ps 94:21, ac 4:27

Verse 11

WEB God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.

KJV God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

TSK delivered me: 1sa 24:18, ps 31:8, ro 11:32; to the ungodly: job 1:13-19, job 2:7, ps 7:14, joh 19:16, 2co 12:7; turned: ps 27:12

Verse 12

WEB I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.

KJV I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

TSK at ease: job 1:2,3, job 3:26, job 29:3,18,19; broken me: job 4:10, ps 44:19, la 3:4, mt 21:44; by my neck: job 15:26, ro 16:4; shaken: la 3:11, eze 29:7; set me up: job 7:12,20, la 3:12

Verse 13

WEB His archers surround me. He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare. He pours out my gall on the ground.

KJV His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

TSK archers: job 6:4, ge 49:23, ps 7:12,13; he cleaveth: job 19:27, la 3:13; doth: job 6:10, de 29:20, eze 5:11, ro 8:32, 2pe 2:5; poureth: job 20:25, la 2:11

Verse 14

WEB He breaks me with breach on breach. He runs on me like a giant.

KJV He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

TSK breaketh: la 3:3-5; runneth: jud 15:8, ps 42:7

Verse 15

WEB I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust.

KJV I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

TSK sewed: 1ki 21:27, isa 22:12; defiled my horn: job 30:19, 1sa 2:10, ps 7:5, ps 75:5,10

Verse 16

WEB My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids.

KJV My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

TSK face: ps 6:6,7, ps 31:9, ps 32:3, ps 69:3, ps 102:3-5,9, isa 52:14, la 1:16; on my eyelids: job 17:7, ps 116:3, jon 2:1-10, mr 14:34

Verse 17

WEB Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

KJV Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

TSK Not for: job 11:14, job 15:20,34, job 21:27,28, job 22:5-9, job 27:6,7, job 29:12-17, job 31:1-40, ps 7:3-5, ps 44:17-21; my prayer: job 8:5,6, ps 66:18,19, pr 15:8, 1ti 2:8

Verse 18

WEB “Earth, don’t cover my blood. Let my cry have no place to rest.

KJV O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

TSK O earth: jer 22:29; cover not: ge 4:11, ne 4:5, isa 26:21, eze 24:7; let my cry: job 27:9, ps 66:18,19, isa 1:15, isa 58:9,10, jas 4:3,4

Verse 19

WEB Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven. He who vouches for me is on high.

KJV Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

TSK my witness: 1sa 12:5, ro 1:9, ro 9:1, 2co 1:23, 2co 11:31, 1th 2:10; on high: job 25:2, ps 113:5

Verse 20

WEB My friends scoff at me. My eyes pour out tears to God,

KJV My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

TSK scorn me: job 16:4, job 12:4,5, job 17:2; poureth: ps 109:4, ps 142:2, ho 12:4,5, lu 6:11,12, heb 5:7

Verse 21

WEB that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!

KJV O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

TSK plead: job 9:34,35, job 13:3,22, job 23:3-7, job 31:35, job 40:1-5, ec 6:10, isa 45:9, ro 9:20

Verse 22

WEB For when a few years have come, I shall go the way of no return.

KJV When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

TSK a few years: job 14:5,14; whence: job 7:9,10, job 14:10, ec 12:5