Job 16:21 Cross References

Job 16:21

21: Oh, that someone would mediate between God and me, as a person mediates between friends.

Romans 9:20

  1. No, don't say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to criticize God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who made it, "Why have you made me like this?"

Job 13:22

  1. Now summon me, and I will answer! Or let me speak to you, and you reply.

Job 23:3

  1. If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his throne and talk with him there.
  2. I would lay out my case and present my arguments.
  3. Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me.
  4. Would he merely argue with me in his greatness? No, he would give me a fair hearing.
  5. Fair and honest people can reason with him, so I would be acquitted by my Judge.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

  1. Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there's no use arguing with God about your destiny.

Job 31:35

  1. "If only I had someone who would listen to me and try to see my side! Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty show me that I am wrong. Let my accuser write out the charges against me.

Job 40:1

  1. Then the LORD said to Job,
  2. "Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God's critic, but do you have the answers?"
  3. Then Job replied to the LORD,
  4. "I am nothing--how could I ever find the answers? I will put my hand over my mouth in silence.
  5. I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say."

Job 9:34

  1. The mediator could make God stop beating me, and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.
  2. Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that in my own strength.

Job 13:3

  1. Oh, how I long to speak directly to the Almighty. I want to argue my case with God himself.

Isaiah 45:9

  1. "Destruction is certain for those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot ever argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, `Stop, you are doing it wrong!' Does the pot exclaim, `How clumsy can you be!'
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