Job 16:21
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!”Job 16:21
What Does Job 16:21 Mean?
Job 16:21 is found in the book of Job, chapter 16, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Job 16:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 13:15“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”Ecclesiastes 6:10“That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.”Job 23:3“Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!”Isaiah 45:9“Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?”Romans 9:20“Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?”James 2:23“And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.”Exodus 33:11“And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.”Job 9:34“Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:”Job 13:3“Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.”Job 13:22“Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.”Job 31:35“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.”Job 40:1“Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,”Isaiah 43:26“Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.”Job 13:18“Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.”Job 22:4“Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?”Job 34:23“For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.”Job 40:4“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”Job 19:7“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.”Psalms 32:4“For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.”
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