NET Bible
"I summon my servant, but he does not respond, even though I implore him with my own mouth."
— Job 19:16, NET Bible
“I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.”
“I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, ThoughI entreat him with my mouth. ”
“I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer. I beg him with my mouth.”
“I called my servant, and he gave me no answer, I entreated him with my own mouth.”
“At my cry my servant gives me no answer, and I have to make a prayer to him.”
“I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.”
Job’s Forsaken State“He has put my relatives far from me; my acquaintances only turn away from me.
My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.
My guests and my servant girls consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their eyes.
I summon my servant, but he does not respond, even though I implore him with my own mouth.
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my brothers.
Even youngsters have scorned me; when I get up, they scoff at me.
All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.