Job 16:17

¹⁷Even though I''ve never hurt a soul and my prayers are sincere!

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In Job 16, Job responds to Eliphaz with raw, unvarnished anguish. He accuses his friends of being miserable comforters who multiply words without help. Job turns from them to God, but finds no relief — only a sense that God has become his adversary, tearing him apart like a wild bea

References· Job 16

a: v.19 — My witness is in heaven: Mark 11:10; Romans 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, Genesis 31:50, Job 25:2, Romans 9:1, 2 Corinthians 11:31, 1 Thessalonians 2:5, Psalms 113:5, 1 Samuel 12:5, 2 Corinthians 1:23

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