Job 16:20

20 Mes amis se jouent de moi; C'est Dieu que j'implore avec larmes.

Job 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.

Job 16:20 In-Context

18 O terre, ne couvre point mon sang, Et que mes cris prennent librement leur essor!

19 Déjà maintenant, mon témoin est dans le ciel, Mon témoin est dans les lieux élevés.

20 Mes amis se jouent de moi; C'est Dieu que j'implore avec larmes.

21 Puisse-t-il donner à l'homme raison contre Dieu, Et au fils de l'homme contre ses amis!

22 Car le nombre de mes années touche à son terme, Et je m'en irai par un sentier d'où je ne reviendrai pas.