Job 16:21

“O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!”

"O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!" - Job 16:21
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What does Job 16:21 mean?

Job 16:21 (KJV) says, "O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!" This verse comes from the book of Job in the Old Testament, which tells the story of a man who faces significant suffering and hardship. Job's friends believe that he must…

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A Plea for Righteousness: Interceding for One Another

In the midst of Job’s anguished cries to his friends and his lamentations about his suffering, he utters a profound statement in Job 16:21: "O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!" This verse speaks to the heart of human experience—the…

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A Prayer for Advocacy and Divine Justice

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, We come before you today with hearts that are burdened, recognizing the immense weight of suffering, injustice, and despair that our brothers and sisters endure across the globe. In the midst of trials, heartaches, and struggles…

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Job 16:21 - "O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!"
Job 21:16 - "Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me."
"Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me." - Job 21:16
Job 21:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
Job 16:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
"But Job answered and said," - Job 21:1
Job 1:21
Job 1:21
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 16:1
Job 3:20-21 - "Job 3:20-21: Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul, to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure?"
Job 16:16 - "My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;"
Job 35:16 - "Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge."
Job 21:21 - "For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?"
Job 21:12 - "They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ."
Job 21:8 - "Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes."
Job 21:2 - "Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations."
Job 42:16 - "After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations."
Job 21:13 - "They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave."
Job 21:18 - "They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away."
Job 18:21 - "Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God."
Job 12:16 - "With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his."
Job 33:16 - "Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,"
Job 21:24 - "His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow."
Job 12:21 - "He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty."
Job 21:10 - "Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf."
Job 21:11 - "They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance."
Job 40:21 - "He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens."
Job 21:25 - "And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure."
Job 21:32 - "Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb."