Job 16:5
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But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.
In other translations
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.
Hebrew words
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