House of David

Noah: A Covenant With Humanity

1 Samuel 1-7: The Call of a Prophet

Opening the Road to the Kingdom of God

Between Borders

Politics for People Who Hate Politics

Let Your Light Shine by Vance K. Jackson

Still Standing

The Urgency of Slowing Down

How God's Goodness Changes Everything

The Listener’s Bible®: NIV Edition

New International Version™  (Anglicised), Audio Edition

Holy Bible, New International Version™ (Anglicised), South Asian Audio Edition

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         <div class="label">16</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Job</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.16.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Then Job replied:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.16.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.16.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">&#8220;I have heard many things like these;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.16.2"><span class="content">you are miserable comforters, all of you!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.16.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.16.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Will your long-winded speeches never end?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.16.3"><span class="content">What ails you that you keep on arguing?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.16.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.16.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">I also could speak like you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.16.4"><span class="content">if you were in my place;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.16.4"><span class="content">I could make fine speeches against you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.16.4"><span class="content">and shake my head at you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.16.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.16.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">But my mouth would encourage you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.16.5"><span class="content">comfort from my lips would bring you relief.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.16.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.16.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">&#8220;Yet if I speak, my pain is not relieved;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.16.6"><span class="content">and if I refrain, it does not go away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.16.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.16.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Surely, God, you have worn me out;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.16.7"><span class="content">you have devastated my entire household.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.16.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.16.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">You have shriveled me up&#8212;and it has become a witness;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.16.8"><span class="content">my gauntness rises up and testifies against me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.16.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.16.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">God assails me and tears me in his anger</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.16.9"><span class="content">and gnashes his teeth at me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.16.9"><span class="content">my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.16.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.16.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">People open their mouths to jeer at me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.16.10"><span class="content">they strike my cheek in scorn</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.16.10"><span class="content">and unite together against me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.16.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.16.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">God has turned me over to the ungodly</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.16.11"><span class="content">and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.16.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.16.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">All was well with me, but he shattered me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.16.12"><span class="content">he seized me by the neck and crushed me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.16.12"><span class="content">He has made me his target;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.16.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.16.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">his archers surround me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.16.13"><span class="content">Without pity, he pierces my kidneys</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.16.13"><span class="content">and spills my gall on the ground.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.16.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.16.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Again and again he bursts upon me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.16.14"><span class="content">he rushes at me like a warrior.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.16.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.16.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">&#8220;I have sewed sackcloth over my skin</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.16.15"><span class="content">and buried my brow in the dust.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.16.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.16.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">My face is red with weeping,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.16.16"><span class="content">dark shadows ring my eyes;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.16.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JOB.16.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">yet my hands have been free of violence</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JOB.16.17"><span class="content">and my prayer is pure.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JOB.16.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JOB.16.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">&#8220;Earth, do not cover my blood;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JOB.16.18"><span class="content">may my cry never be laid to rest!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JOB.16.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JOB.16.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Even now my witness is in heaven;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JOB.16.19"><span class="content">my advocate is on high.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JOB.16.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JOB.16.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">My intercessor is my friend</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">16:20 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">My friends treat me with scorn</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JOB.16.20"><span class="content">as my eyes pour out tears to God;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JOB.16.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JOB.16.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">on behalf of a man he pleads with God</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JOB.16.21"><span class="content">as one pleads for a friend.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JOB.16.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="JOB.16.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">&#8220;Only a few years will pass</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="JOB.16.22"><span class="content">before I take the path of no return.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">17</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.17.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">My spirit is broken,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.17.1"><span class="content">my days are cut short,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.17.1"><span class="content">the grave awaits me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.17.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.17.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Surely mockers surround me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.17.2"><span class="content">my eyes must dwell on their hostility.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.17.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.17.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">&#8220;Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.17.3"><span class="content">Who else will put up security for me?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.17.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.17.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">You have closed their minds to understanding;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.17.4"><span class="content">therefore you will not let them triumph.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.17.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.17.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">If anyone denounces their friends for reward,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.17.5"><span class="content">the eyes of their children will fail.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.17.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.17.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">&#8220;God has made me a byword to everyone,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.17.6"><span class="content">a man in whose face people spit.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.17.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.17.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">My eyes have grown dim with grief;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.17.7"><span class="content">my whole frame is but a shadow.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.17.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.17.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The upright are appalled at this;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.17.8"><span class="content">the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.17.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.17.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.17.9"><span class="content">and those with clean hands will grow stronger.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.17.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.17.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">&#8220;But come on, all of you, try again!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.17.10"><span class="content">I will not find a wise man among you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.17.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.17.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">My days have passed, my plans are shattered.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.17.11"><span class="content">Yet the desires of my heart</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.17.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.17.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">turn night into day;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.17.12"><span class="content">in the face of the darkness light is near.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.17.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.17.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">If the only home I hope for is the grave,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.17.13"><span class="content">if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.17.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.17.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">if I say to corruption, &#8216;You are my father,&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.17.14"><span class="content">and to the worm, &#8216;My mother&#8217; or &#8216;My sister,&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.17.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.17.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">where then is my hope&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.17.15"><span class="content">who can see any hope for me?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.17.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.17.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Will it go down to the gates of death?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.17.16"><span class="content">Will we descend together into the dust?&#8221;</span></span></div>
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