Bible verse
I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
Job 19:16 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 19.
12 His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
13 He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
14 My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
15 My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.
16 I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.
18 Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me.
19 All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
20 My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
KJV
I called my servant, and he gave [me] no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
ASV
I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, Though I entreat him with my mouth.
ERV
I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, though I entreat him with my mouth.
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