Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; {in that...: or, for his piety}

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I {give myself unto} prayer.

I am {as} one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright {man is} laughed to scorn.

And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

I also could speak as ye {do}: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

{Are there} not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? {continue: Heb. lodge}

Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him {in} Bethel, and there he spake with us;

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: {are they} not in thy book?

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I {am} a stranger with thee, {and} a sojourner, as all my fathers {were}.

{Are there} not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? {continue: Heb. lodge}

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

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

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. {all...: or, every night}

I am {as} one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright {man is} laughed to scorn.

Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured {it} out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.