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JOB 16:20
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Job 16:20 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.”
Medium popularity: 70 searches a month
Popularity relative to other verses in Job chapter 16 using average monthly Google searches.
Job 16:20 Translation & Meaning
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“My friends” | רֵעָ֑י | An associate (more or less close) | friends |
“scorn” | מְלִיצַ֥י | Properly, to make mouths at, i.e., to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede | scorn |
“me: mine eye” | עֵינִֽי׃ | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | eye |
“but” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
“poureth out” | דָּלְפָ֥ה | To drip; by implication, to weep | poureth out |
“tears” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
“unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
“God.” | אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ | A deity or the Deity | God |
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18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.
20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
Sources:
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