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== Iyov (Book of Job), Chapter 16 ==

<named id="1"/>1 Then Job answered and said:

<named id="2"/>2 I have heard many such things; sorry comforters are ye all.

<named id="3"/>3 Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

<named id="4"/>4 I also could speak as ye do; if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you.

<named id="5"/>5 I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.

<named id="6"/>6 Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and though I forbear, what am I eased?

<named id="7"/>7 But now He hath made me weary; Thou hast made desolate all my company.

<named id="8"/>8 And Thou hast shrivelled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth to my face.

<named id="9"/>9 He hath torn me in His wrath, and hated me; He hath gnashed upon me with His teeth; mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

<named id="10"/>10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me.

<named id="11"/>11 G-d delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

<named id="12"/>12 I was at ease, and He broke me asunder; yea, He hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces; He hath also set me up for His mark.

<named id="13"/>13 His archers compass me round about, He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

<named id="14"/>14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

<named id="15"/>15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust.

<named id="16"/>16 My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

<named id="17"/>17 Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

<named id="18"/>18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no resting-place.

<named id="19"/>19 Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and He that testifieth of me is on high.

<named id="20"/>20 Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto G-d;

<named id="21"/>21 That He would set aright a man contending with G-d, as a son of man setteth aright his neighbour!

<named id="22"/>22 For the years that are few are coming on, and I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

== See also ==
* [[Iyov 15|Previous Chapter]]
* [[Iyov 16 Commentaries]]
* [[Iyov 17|Next Chapter]]

== References ==
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