Job 16

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 16 of 42

1 ¶ And Job answered and said:

2 I have heard many such things. You are all troublesome comforters.

3 Is there an end to words of wind? Or what provokes you that you answer?

4 I also could speak as you. If your soul were in the place of my soul, I could bind words against you and shake at you with my head.

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Chapter Summary

1 Job reproves his friends of unmercifulness. 7 He shows the pitifulness of his case.

Key Hebrew Words

רֵעָ֑ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a
כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗ lying H3585 · TWOT 975a
חָמָ֣ס violence H2555 · TWOT 678a
קַרְנִֽ horn H7161 · TWOT 2072a
עֲוִ֑יל unjust one H5760 · TWOT 1580d

People & Context

Job Calls His Friends Troublesome Comforters

Job dismisses his friends' speeches as words of wind, noting that if their roles were reversed, he could easily shake his head at them, though he woul…

Job Laments God's Relentless Attack

Job describes feeling desolate, plucked, and shattered by God, whom he views as an adversary gnashing at him, delivering him to the wicked, and using …

Job Appeals to a Heavenly Witness

Despite his agony and feeling scorned by his friends, Job declares that his witness and Testifier are in Heaven, pleading for someone to advocate for …

Timeline

Job Calls His Friends Troublesome Comforters

Job dismisses his friends' speeches as words of wind, noting that if their roles were reversed, he could easily shake his head at them, though he would rather offer true comfort.

Job 16:1-5
Job Laments God's Relentless Attack

Job describes feeling desolate, plucked, and shattered by God, whom he views as an adversary gnashing at him, delivering him to the wicked, and using him as target practice for His archers.

Job 16:6-17
Job Appeals to a Heavenly Witness

Despite his agony and feeling scorned by his friends, Job declares that his witness and Testifier are in Heaven, pleading for someone to advocate for him before he dies.

Job 16:18-22

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