Job 19:16

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger; I am become an alien in their sight.

17My breath is abhorred of my wife, and I am loathsome to the children of my tribe.

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Cross References

Job 1:19And, behold, there came a great wind from across the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.'

Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23

Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →

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