Job 16:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"My friendsרֵעָ֑י
(re·'ai;)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
are my scoffers; 
 
3917b: to scorna prim. root
My eyeעֵינִֽי׃
(ei·ni.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
weepsדָּלְפָ֥ה
(da·le·fah)
1811: to drip, dropa prim. root
to God.אֱ֝לֹ֗והַ
(e·lo·v·v)
433: God, godprol. from el


















KJV Lexicon
My friends
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
scorn
luwts  (loots)
ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
me but mine eye
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
poureth out
dalaph  (daw-laf')
to drip; by implication, to weep -- drop through, melt, pour out.
tears unto God
'elowahh  (el-o'-ah)
a deity or the Deity -- God, god.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"My friends are my scoffers; My eye weeps to God.

King James Bible
My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My friends scoff at me as I weep before God.

International Standard Version
My friends mock me, while my eyes overflow with tears to God,

NET Bible
My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the spokesman for my thoughts. My eyes drip [with tears] to God

King James 2000 Bible
My friends scorn me: but my eye pours out tears unto God.
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