Job 16:21

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Job 16:19–22 · Berean Standard Bible

19 Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.

20 My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.

21 Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!

22 For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Job 9:34

Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.

Job 9:35

Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.

Job 13:3

Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

Job 13:22

Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.

Job 23:3

If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.

Job 23:4

I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.

Job 23:5

I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.

Job 23:6

Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.

Job 23:7

Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Job 31:35

(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.

Job 40:1

And the LORD said to Job:

Job 40:2

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

Job 40:3

Then Job answered the LORD:

Job 40:4

“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

Job 40:5

I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.

Isaiah 45:9

Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?

Romans 9:20

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”