5 But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief. 6 Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away? 7 Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family.
Job 16:5–7
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Jeremiah 8:17–19
17 “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD. 18 My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me. 19 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no…
Job 32:19–21
19 Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin. 20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. 21 I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
Job 9:26–28
26 They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. 27 If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’ 28 I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
Job 21:33–34
33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number. 34 So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”
Job 21:1–3
1 Then Job answered: 2 “Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me. 3 Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
Job 7:10–12
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Job 9:17–19
17 For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause. 18 He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness. 19 If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?
Jeremiah 10:18–20
18 For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured.” 19 Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and…
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