Job 16:21 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Job 16:17–16:22

Begin with Job 16:17–16:22's complete movement: Job maintains that violence is not in his hands, calls the earth not to cover his blood, and imagines a witness or advocate in heaven before his few remaining years end. At verse 16:21, Job states “O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!” as one poetic claim in Job Appeals for an Earthly and Heavenly Witness.

Why It Needs Context

Job states “O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!” as one poetic claim in Job Appeals for an Earthly and Heavenly Witness. Because the next lines develop or qualify it, Job 16:17–16:22 supplies the minimum responsible context.