Job 16:17
15 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.
16 My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;
yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
18 O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
19 Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
- KJV
- Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
- WEB
- although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
- ASV
- Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
- DARBY
- Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
- BLB
- although violence is not in my hands, and my prayer [is] pure.
- ÅB
- Og dog er det ingen urett i mine hender, og min bønn er ren.
- OTB
- selv om mine hender er fri for vold
og min bønn er ren. - B1930
- Og dog er det ingen urett i mine hender, og min bønn er ren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Read in contextPsalms 66:18–19
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Read in contextJob 27:6–7
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
Read in contextJob 8:5–6
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
Read in contextPsalms 7:3–5
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
Read in contextJob 15:34
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
Read in contextJob 15:20
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
Read in contextJonah 3:8
Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.
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