Job 21:3

Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

Cross-references

Job 12:4 Parallel

In Job 12:4, Job laments being a laughingstock to his friends — here he expects them to mock him after he speaks.

Job 13:13 Parallel

In Job 13:13, Job demands silence to speak — here he asks them to bear with him before they mock.

Job 17:2 Parallel

Job 17:2 directly states 'there are mockers with me' — reinforcing the mockery Job invites after his speech.

Job 13:6 Parallel

Job 13:6 says 'Hear now my argument' — a direct parallel to this verse's appeal to be heard.

Job 36:2 Allusion

Job 36:2 has Elihu saying 'Bear with me a little' — nearly identical phrasing to this verse's request.

Job 16:10 Parallel

Job 16:10 describes enemies mocking and striking him — the same mockery Job anticipates in his request to speak.

In Job 33:31-33, Elihu asks Job to be silent and listen — the opposite of Job's request here for his friends to bear with him.

Job 7:11 Parallel

Job 7:11 declares 'I will not restrain my mouth' — similar determination to speak despite anguish as in this verse.

Job 16:20 Parallel

Job 16:20 mentions friends' scorn — echoing the mockery Job expects after speaking in this verse.

Job 32:20 Parallel

Job 32:20 has Elihu saying 'I must speak' — similar compulsion to speak as Job's here, though by a different speaker.