In Job 4:3, Eliphaz notes Job once strengthened weak hands — the same ministry Job now wishes to receive.

In Job 4:4, Eliphaz recalls Job strengthening feeble knees — mirroring the solace Job would now give.

In Job 29:25, Job recalls comforting mourners as a leader — the same comforting role he offers here.

In Job 42:11, Job finally receives the comfort he wished to give in 16:5 — his friends and family bemoan and comfort him.

In Job 6:14, Job argues the despairing deserve support — the very support he says he would offer.

In Job 6:25, Job extols the power of right words — echoing his own stated desire to strengthen with speech in 16:5.

In Job 26:2, Job sarcastically questions how his friends have helped the powerless — contrasting his own stated intent to strengthen in 16:5.

In Isaiah 35:3, the prophet commands to strengthen the weak — directly echoing Job's resolve to do so with words.