Job 16:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! neighbour: or, friend" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:21 — KJV
“O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! neighbour: or, friend”
— Job 16:21 (KJV)
Job 16:21 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 16:21
“Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. a mighty...: Heb. a prince of God”
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“But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)”
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“Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? gods: or, mighty ones?”
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“Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.”
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“That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:”
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