Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.
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.
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.
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!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 16:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Everything Was Going Well
20 My interpreter is my friend, Unto God hath mine eye dropped: 21 And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend. 22 When a few years do come, Then a path I return not do I go.
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Cross References
Job 31:35
Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.
Job 9:34-35
He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
Job 13:3
Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight.
Job 13:22
And call Thou, and I -- I answer, Or -- I speak, and answer Thou me.
Job 23:3-7
O that I had known -- and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,
Job 40:1-5
And Jehovah doth answer Job, and saith: --
Ecclesiastes 6:10
What is that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it is man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.
Isaiah 45:9
Woe to him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, 'What dost thou?' And thy work, 'He hath no hands?'
Romans 9:20
nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form it, Why me didst thou make thus?