Job 16:21
So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Job 31:35 : 35 If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!
- Job 40:1-5 : 1 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said, 2 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers. 3 Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right? 4 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his? 5 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
- Eccl 6:10 : 10 That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.
- Isa 45:9 : 9 Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?
- Rom 9:20 : 20 But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?
- Job 9:34-35 : 34 Let him take away his rod from me and not send his fear on me: 35 Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.
- Job 13:3 : 3 But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.
- Job 13:22 : 22 Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.
- Job 23:3-7 : 3 If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat! 4 I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments. 5 I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me. 6 Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me. 7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Job 16:19-202 verses79%
19 Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high.
20 My friends make sport of me; to God my eyes are weeping,
- Job 23:3-75 verses76%
3 If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
4 I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.
5 I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.
6 Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.
7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.
- 76%
22 For in a short time I will take the journey from which I will not come back.
- 74%
35 If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!
- 74%
21 Have pity on me, have pity on me, O my friends! for the hand of God is on me.
- 74%
19 Is any one able to take up the argument against me? If so, I would keep quiet and give up my breath.
- Job 21:3-42 verses74%
3 Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.
4 As for me, is my outcry against man? is it then to be wondered at if my spirit is troubled?
- Job 9:32-332 verses73%
32 For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.
33 There is no one to give a decision between us, who might have control over us.
- Job 6:8-103 verses73%
8 If only I might have an answer to my prayer, and God would give me my desire!
9 If only he would be pleased to put an end to me; and would let loose his hand, so that I might be cut off!
10 So I would still have comfort, and I would have joy in the pains of death, for I have not been false to the words of the Holy One.
- 73%
3 But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.
- 73%
26 He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;
- 73%
7 Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.
- 72%
8 But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
- 72%
19 If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?
- 71%
20 Are not the days of my life small in number? Let your eyes be turned away from me, so that I may have a little pleasure,
- 71%
2 Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?
- 71%
9 Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
- Job 6:13-142 verses71%
13 I have no help in myself, and wisdom is completely gone from me.
14 He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.
- 71%
2 I will say to God, Do not put me down as a sinner; make clear to me what you have against me.
- 71%
1 Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.
- 71%
4 It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!
- 71%
5 If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,
- 71%
13 If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again!
- 70%
15 Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.
- 70%
36 May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.
- 70%
3 Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?
- 70%
25 Have I not been weeping for the crushed? and was not my soul sad for him who was in need?
- 70%
8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
- 70%
8 He who takes up my cause is near; who will go to law with me? let us come together before the judge: who is against me? let him come near to me.
- 70%
5 But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;
- 70%
15 Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;
- 70%
21 And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.
- 70%
2 If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!
- 70%
16 My face is red with weeping, and my eyes are becoming dark;
- 70%
1 <Of David.> O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.
- 69%
38 If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;
- 69%
12 Truly, in saying this you are wrong; for God is greater than man.
- 69%
12 Let my prayer come to your ears, O Lord, and give attention to my cry, make an answer to my weeping: for my time here is short before you, and in a little time I will be gone, like all my fathers.
- 69%
23 For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.
- 69%
17 May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?