Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.
New American Standard Bible
As a man with his neighbor!
King James Version
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Holman Bible
between a man and God
just as a man pleads for his friend.
International Standard Version
crying for him to arbitrate between this man and God; as a human being does with his fellow neighbor.
A Conservative Version
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, and of a son of man with his neighbor!
American Standard Version
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!
Amplified
“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]
Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.
Darby Translation
Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!
Julia Smith Translation
Shall he judge for a man with God? and the son of man for his neighbor?
King James 2000
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!
Lexham Expanded Bible
and it argues for a mortal with God, and [as] {a human} for his friend.
Modern King James verseion
Oh that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though a body might plead with God, as one man doth with another,
NET Bible
and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.
New Heart English Bible
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor.
The Emphasized Bible
That one might plead, for a man, with GOD, - Even a son of man, for his friend!
Webster
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor!
World English Bible
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!
Youngs Literal Translation
And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Everything Was Going Well
20 My friends make sport of me; to God my eyes are weeping, 21 So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour. 22 For in a short time I will take the journey from which I will not come back.
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Cross References
Job 31:35
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 9:34-35
Let him take away his rod from me and not send his fear on me:
Job 13:3
But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.
Job 13:22
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
If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
Job 40:1-5
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Ecclesiastes 6:10
That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.
Isaiah 45:9
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?
Romans 9:20
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?