Job 16:17 — Meaning and Application

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids {is} the shadow of death;

Not for {any} injustice in mine hands: also my prayer {is} pure.

O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

Also now, behold, my witness {is} in heaven, and my record {is} on high. {on high: Heb. in the high places}