Job 19:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.”

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BSBPD

“I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, ThoughI entreat him with my mouth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To my servant I have called, And he doth not answer, With my mouth I make supplication to him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 19:16 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 1:15the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  2. Job 1:19when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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