Giobbe 16:20

20 Gli amici mi deridono, ma a Dio si volgon piangenti gli occhi miei;

Giobbe 16:20 Meaning and Commentary

Job 16:20

My friends scorn me
Not that they scoffed at his afflictions and calamities, and at his diseases and disorders, that would have been very brutish and inhuman, but at his words, the arguments and reasons he made use of to defend himself with, see ( Job 12:4 ) ;

[but] mine eye poureth out [tears] unto God;
in great plenty, because of his very great sorrows and distresses, both inward and outward; and it was his mercy, that when his friends slighted and neglected him, yea, bore hard upon him, and mocked at him, that he had a God to go to, and pour out not only his tears, but all his complaints, and even his very soul unto him, from whom he might hope for relief; and what he said, when he did this, is as follows.

Giobbe 16:20 In-Context

18 O terra, non coprire il mio sangue, e non vi sia luogo ove si fermi il mio grido!

19 Già fin d’ora, ecco, il mio Testimonio è in cielo, il mio Garante è nei luoghi altissimi.

20 Gli amici mi deridono, ma a Dio si volgon piangenti gli occhi miei;

21 sostenga egli le ragioni dell’uomo presso Dio, le ragioni del figliuol d’uomo contro i suoi compagni!

22 Poiché, pochi anni ancora, e me ne andrò per una via senza ritorno.