Job 16:21
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Cross-references
Job 40:1-5 shows God challenging Job's right to contend, contrasting Job's wish for a case with God's overwhelming authority.
Job 31:35 echoes Job's longing for a legal hearing and an adversary to respond, reinforcing the theme of a divine lawsuit.
Job 23:3-7 expands on the desire to present his case before God, directly developing the mediator theme from 16:21.
In Job 40:4, Job humbly silences himself—a stark reversal from his earlier desire to argue his case with God.
Job 13:15 shows Job's resolve to argue his case before God, directly paralleling his wish for an arbiter.
Job 13:18 declares Job has prepared his case, reinforcing his confidence in being right and desire for a hearing.
In Job 34:23, Elihu argues God needs no human advocate—directly opposing Job's wish for an arbiter to plead his case.
Job 19:7 laments unanswered cries for justice, echoing Job's frustration that no one hears his case.
Job 13:3 expresses the same desire to argue his case with God, directly paralleling the plea for a mediator in 16:21.
Job 9:34 wishes for God's rod to be removed, echoing Job's longing in 16:21 for a mediator to plead his case.
Job 13:22 calls for a two-way dialogue with God, relating to the pleading and mediation Job longs for in 16:21.
Job 9:35 shows the result of no terror—speaking without fear—which aligns with Job's desire for a mediator in 16:21.
Job 22:4 questions whether God reproves the pious, contrasting Eliphaz's view with Job's desire for a fair judgment.
Isaiah 45:9 warns against striving with the Creator, contrasting Job's desire to argue his case with God.
Romans 9:20 rebukes answering back to God, contrasting Job's wish for a mediator to plead his case.
Isaiah 43:26 has God inviting Israel to argue their case—mirroring Job's desire for a legal dispute with God.
Exodus 33:11 describes Moses speaking face to face with God as a friend, the ideal Job longs for but lacks.
Ecclesiastes 6:10 states humans cannot dispute with the stronger, paralleling the futility of Job's desire to argue with God.