Job 16:19

Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. My witness is in heaven - I appeal to God for my innocence.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My witness is in heaven - That is, I can appeal to God for my sincerity. He is my witness; and he will bear record for me. This is an evidence of...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Also now, behold, my (t) witness [is] in heaven, and my record [is] on high. (t) Though man condemn me, yet God is witness of my cause.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Also now] RV 'Even now.' My record] RV 'he that voucheth for me.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

My witness is in heaven. — It is very important to note passages such as these, because they help us to understand, and serve to illustrate, the fa...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job immediately answered. His answer dealt less with the argument they suggested than before. While the darkness was still about him, and in some sen...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, my witness is in heaven Besides the witness of men, and of my own conscience, God is witness of my integrity. The witness of men, and even...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JOB REPROVES THEIR HEARTLESSNESS (vv.1-5) Eliphaz had claimed to be giving Job "the consolations of God," and this moves Job to reply bitterly,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Besides the witness of men and of my own conscience, God is witness of my integrity.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Not for any injustice in mine hands. A good man’s confidence In these words Job delivers us-- 1. The confidence of a godly man. 2. That k...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Also now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and my Record, He who attested to his innocence, is on high, even though all appearances are now against...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 12:5 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:10 ; 2 Corinthians 1:23 ; 2 Corinthians 11:31 ; Job 25:2 ; Psalms 113:5 ; Romans 1:9 ; Romans 9:1
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Witness — Besides the witness of my conscience, God is witness of my integrity.

¹⁹ Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.c

Related Commentaries of Job 16:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 16:19