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Job Decries His Comforters

Job 16:19

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In 11 translations

BSB
Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
KJV
Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.on high: Heb. in the high places
WEB
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven. He who vouches for me is on high.
ASV
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth for me is on high.
LSV
Also, now, behold, my witness [is] in the heavens, || And my testifier in the high places.
YLT
Also, now, lo, in the heavens [is] my witness, And my testifier in the high places.
DBY
Even now, behold, my Witness is in the heavens, and he that voucheth for me is in the heights.
DRC16:20
For behold my witness is in heaven, and he that knoweth my conscience is on high.
GNV
For lo, now my witnesse is in the heauen, and my record is on hie.
JPS
Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and He that testifieth of me is on high.
LXXE
And now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
גַּם־עַ֭תָּה הִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם עֵדִ֑י וְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗י בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἐν οὐρανοῖς ὁ μάρτυς μου, ὁ δὲ συνίστωρ μου ἐν ὑψίστοις.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 1:9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
  • Genesis 31:50If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
  • 1 Samuel 12:5Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
  • 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
  • Psalms 113:5Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
  • Job 25:2“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:23I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
  • Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 16:20 in some Bibles
  • 16:19 in most Bibles

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