Job 16:19
ContextNET © | Even now my witness 1 is in heaven; my advocate 2 is on high. |
NIV © | Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high. |
NASB © | "Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And my advocate is on high. |
NLT © | Even now my witness is in heaven. My advocate is there on high. |
MSG © | There must be Someone in heaven who knows the truth about me, in highest heaven, some Attorney who can clear my name-- |
BBE © | Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high. |
NRSV © | Even now, in fact, my witness is in heaven, and he that vouches for me is on high. |
NKJV © | Surely even now my witness is in heaven, And my evidence is on high. |
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NET © | Even now my witness 1 is in heaven; my advocate 2 is on high. |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The witness in heaven must be God, to whom the cries and prayers come. Job’s dilemma is serious, but common to the human experience: the hostility of God toward him is baffling, but he is conscious of his innocence and can call on God to be his witness. 2 tn The parallelism now uses the Aramaic word “my advocate” – the one who testifies on my behalf. The word again appears in Gen 31:47 for Laban’s naming of the “heap of witness” in Aramaic – “Sahadutha.” |