Job 16:19

Modern

Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.

Traditional

Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

Literal

Even now, behold! My testimony is in the heavens, and my witness is in the heights.

Latin

…ecce enim in cælo testis meus, et conscius meus in excelsis.

Hebrew

English

Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.

my witness is in heaven: Job wished for a kind third party to be "a mediator" between him and God (see 9:32–35). Job wanted a heavenly advocate who would eventually stand on the earth (16:19; compare Zechariah 3:1; Job 19:25; compare 1 Samuel 24:15; John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7; 1 John 2:1).

Job thought his suffering would lead to his death (7:7, 21; 10:20–22). He asked God to show his innocence, even if he died before that happened.

Theme notes and profiles

Romans 1:9
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
Genesis 31:50
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
Psalm 113:5
Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
1 Samuel 12:5
Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
1 Thessalonians 2:10
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
Romans 9:1
I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
Job 25:2
“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
2 Corinthians 1:23
I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.