O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor! Treasury of Scripture plead Job 9:34,35 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me... Job 13:3,22 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God... Job 23:3-7 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!... Job 31:35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that my adversary had written a book. Job 40:1-5 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said... Ecclesiastes 6:10 That which has been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him that strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth... Romans 9:20 No but, O man, who are you that reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why have you made me thus? neighbour. or, friend
Context Job: Poor Comforters Are You
1Then Job answered and said, 2I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are you all. 3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldens you that you answer? 4I also could speak as you do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake my head at you. 5But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief. 6Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? 7But now he has made me weary: you have made desolate all my company. 8And you have filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me bears witness to my face. 9He tears me in his wrath, who hates me: he gnashes on me with his teeth; my enemy sharpens his eyes on me. 10They have gaped on me with their mouth; they have smitten me on the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. 11God has delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. 12I was at ease, but he has broken me asunder: he has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. 13His archers compass me round about, he splits my reins asunder, and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground. 14He breaks me with breach on breach, he runs on me like a giant. 15I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. 16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death; 17Not for any injustice in my hands: also my prayer is pure. 18O earth, cover not you my blood, and let my cry have no place. 19Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 20My friends scorn me: but my eye pours out tears to God. 21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor! 22When a few years are come, then I shall go the way from where I shall not return. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And O that a man might so be judged with God, as the son of man is judged with his companion!
Darby Bible Translation
Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!
King James Bible
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Young's Literal Translation
And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.
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