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World English Bible

Job 16 (WEBP)

[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters!
[3] Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?
[4] 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,
[5] but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.
[6] “Though I speak, my grief is not subsided. Though I forbear, what am I eased?
[7] But now, God, you have surely worn me out. You have made all my company desolate.
[8] You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me. My leanness rises up against me. It testifies to my face.
[9] 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.
[10] They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.
[11] God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
[12] 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.
[13] His archers surround me. He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare. He pours out my bile on the ground.
[14] He breaks me with breach on breach. He runs at me like a giant.
[15] I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust.
[16] My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids,
[17] although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
[18] “Earth, don’t cover my blood. Let my cry have no place to rest.
[19] Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven. He who vouches for me is on high.
[20] My friends scoff at me. My eyes pour out tears to God,
[21] that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!
[22] For when a few years have come, I will go the way of no return.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 16 (KJVS)

[1] Then Job answered () and said, ()
[2] I have heard () many such things: Miserable comforters () are ye all.
[3] Shall vain words have an end? Or what emboldeneth () thee that thou answerest? ()
[4] 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.
[5] But I would strengthen () you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips should asswage () your grief.
[6] Though I speak, () my grief is not asswaged: () And though I forbear, () what am I eased? ()
[7] But now he hath made me weary: () Thou hast made desolate () all my company.
[8] 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.
[9] He teareth () me in his wrath, who hateth () me: He gnasheth () upon me with his teeth; Mine enemy sharpeneth () his eyes upon me.
[10] They have gaped () upon me with their mouth; They have smitten () me upon the cheek reproachfully; They have gathered () themselves together against me.
[11] God hath delivered () me to the ungodly, And turned me over () into the hands of the wicked.
[12] 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.
[13] His archers compass me round about, () He cleaveth my reins asunder, () and doth not spare; () He poureth out () my gall upon the ground.
[14] He breaketh () me with breach upon breach, He runneth () upon me like a giant.
[15] I have sewed () sackcloth upon my skin, And defiled () my horn in the dust.
[16] My face is foul () with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
[17] Not for any injustice in mine hands: Also my prayer is pure.
[18] O earth, cover () not thou my blood, And let my cry have no place.
[19] Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And my record is on high.
[20] My friends scorn () me: but mine eye poureth out () tears unto God.
[21] O that one might plead () for a man with God, As a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
[22] When a few years are come, () Then I shall go () the way whence I shall not return. ()

Job 16:2 Or, troublesome
Job 16:3 Heb. words of wind
Job 16:6 Heb. what goeth from me?
Job 16:11 Heb. hath shut me up
Job 16:19 Heb. in the high places
Job 16:20 Heb. are my scorners
Job 16:22 Heb. years of number

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 16 (BYZ)

[1] υπολαβων δε ιωβ λεγει
[2] ακηκοα τοιαυτα πολλα παρακλητορες κακων παντες
[3] τι γαρ μη ταξις εστιν ρημασιν πνευματος η τι παρενοχλησει σοι οτι αποκρινη
[4] καγω καθ υμας λαλησω ει υπεκειτο γε η ψυχη υμων αντι της εμης ειτ εναλουμαι υμιν ρημασιν κινησω δε καθ υμων κεφαλην
[5] ειη δε ισχυς εν τω στοματι μου κινησιν δε χειλεων ου φεισομαι
[6] εαν γαρ λαλησω ουκ αλγησω το τραυμα εαν δε και σιωπησω τι ελαττον τρωθησομαι
[7] νυν δε κατακοπον με πεποιηκεν μωρον σεσηποτα
[8] και επελαβου μου εις μαρτυριον εγενηθη και ανεστη εν εμοι το ψευδος μου κατα προσωπον μου ανταπεκριθη
[9] οργη χρησαμενος κατεβαλεν με εβρυξεν επ εμε τους οδοντας βελη πειρατων αυτου επ εμοι επεσεν
[10] ακισιν οφθαλμων ενηλατο οξει επαισεν με εις σιαγονα ομοθυμαδον δε κατεδραμον επ εμοι
[11] παρεδωκεν γαρ με ο κυριος εις χειρας αδικου επι δε ασεβεσιν ερριψεν με
[12] ειρηνευοντα διεσκεδασεν με λαβων με της κομης διετιλεν κατεστησεν με ωσπερ σκοπον
[13] εκυκλωσαν με λογχαις βαλλοντες εις νεφρους μου ου φειδομενοι εξεχεαν εις την γην την χολην μου
[14] κατεβαλον με πτωμα επι πτωματι εδραμον προς με δυναμενοι
[15] σακκον ερραψα επι βυρσης μου το δε σθενος μου εν γη εσβεσθη
[16] η γαστηρ μου συγκεκαυται απο κλαυθμου επι δε βλεφαροις μου σκια
[17] αδικον δε ουδεν ην εν χερσιν μου ευχη δε μου καθαρα
[18] γη μη επικαλυψης εφ αιματι της σαρκος μου μηδε ειη τοπος τη κραυγη μου
[19] και νυν ιδου εν ουρανοις ο μαρτυς μου ο δε συνιστωρ μου εν υψιστοις
[20] αφικοιτο μου η δεησις προς κυριον εναντι δε αυτου σταζοι μου ο οφθαλμος
[21] ειη δε ελεγχος ανδρι εναντι κυριου και υιος ανθρωπου τω πλησιον αυτου
[22] ετη δε αριθμητα ηκασιν οδω δε η ουκ επαναστραφησομαι πορευσομαι