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Job 19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job 19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job’s Reply to Bildad
19 Then Job answered:
2 How long will you torment me
and crush me with words?
3 You have humiliated me ten times now,
and you mistreat[a] me without shame.(A)
4 Even if it is true that I have sinned,
my mistake concerns only[b] me.
5 If you really want to appear superior(B) to me
and would use my disgrace as evidence against me,
6 then understand that it is God who has wronged me
and caught me in His net.(C)
7 I cry out: “Violence!” but get no response;(D)
I call for help, but there is no justice.
8 He has blocked(E) my way so that I cannot pass through;
He has veiled my paths with darkness.(F)
9 He has stripped me of my honor
and removed the crown from my head.
10 He tears me down on every side so that I am ruined.[c]
He uproots my hope like a tree.(G)
11 His anger(H) burns against me,
and He regards me as one of His enemies.(I)
12 His troops advance together;
they construct a ramp[d] against me
and camp(J) around my tent.
13 He has removed my brothers from me;
my acquaintances have abandoned me.(K)
14 My relatives stop coming by,
and my close friends have forgotten me.
15 My house guests[e] and female servants regard me as a stranger;
I am a foreigner in their sight.(L)
16 I call for my servant, but he does not answer,
even if I beg him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife,
and my own family[f] finds me repulsive.
18 Even young boys scorn me.
When I stand up, they mock me.(M)
19 All of my best friends[g] despise me,(N)
and those I love have turned against me.(O)
20 My skin and my flesh cling to my bones;
I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21 Have mercy on me, my friends,(P) have mercy,
for God’s hand(Q) has struck me.(R)
22 Why do you persecute me as God does?
Will you never get enough of my flesh?
23 I wish that my words were written down,
that they were recorded on a scroll
24 or were inscribed in stone forever
by an iron stylus and lead!
25 But I know my living Redeemer,[h](S)
and He will stand on the dust[i] at last.[j](T)
26 Even after my skin has been destroyed,[k]
yet I will see God in[l] my flesh.(U)
27 I will see Him myself;
my eyes will look at Him, and not as a stranger.[m]
My heart longs[n] within me.(V)
28 If you say, “How will we pursue him,
since the root of the problem lies with him?”[o]
29 then be afraid of the sword,
because wrath brings punishment by the sword,(W)
so that you may know there is a judgment.
Footnotes
- Job 19:3 Hb obscure
- Job 19:4 Lit mistake lives with
- Job 19:10 Lit gone
- Job 19:12 Lit they raise up their way
- Job 19:15 Or The resident aliens in my household
- Job 19:17 Lit and the sons of my belly
- Job 19:19 Lit of the men of my council
- Job 19:25 Or know that my Redeemer is living
- Job 19:25 Or earth
- Job 19:25 Or dust at the last, or dust as the Last One
- Job 19:26 Lit skin which they destroyed, or skin they destroyed in this way
- Job 19:26 Or apart from
- Job 19:27 Or not a stranger
- Job 19:27 Lit My kidneys grow faint
- Job 19:28 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read me
Job 19
New King James Version
Job 19
New King James Version
Job Trusts in His Redeemer
19 Then Job answered and said:
2 “How long will you torment my soul,
And break me in pieces with words?
3 These ten times you have [a]reproached me;
You are not ashamed that you [b]have wronged me.
4 And if indeed I have erred,
My error remains with me.
5 If indeed you (A)exalt yourselves against me,
And plead my disgrace against me,
6 Know then that (B)God has wronged me,
And has surrounded me with His net.
7 “If I cry out concerning [c]wrong, I am not heard.
If I cry aloud, there is no justice.
8 (C)He has [d]fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;
And He has set darkness in my paths.
9 (D)He has stripped me of my glory,
And taken the crown from my head.
10 He breaks me down on every side,
And I am gone;
My (E)hope He has uprooted like a tree.
11 He has also kindled His wrath against me,
And (F)He counts me as one of His enemies.
12 His troops come together
And build up their road against me;
They encamp all around my tent.
13 “He(G) has removed my brothers far from me,
And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
14 My relatives have failed,
And my close friends have forgotten me.
15 Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants,
Count me as a stranger;
I am an alien in their sight.
16 I call my servant, but he gives no answer;
I beg him with my mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife,
And I am [e]repulsive to the children of my own body.
18 Even (H)young children despise me;
I arise, and they speak against me.
19 (I)All my close friends abhor me,
And those whom I love have turned against me.
20 (J)My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh,
And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!
22 Why do you (K)persecute me as God does,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?
23 “Oh, that my words were written!
Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!
24 That they were engraved on a rock
With an iron pen and lead, forever!
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
26 And after my skin is [f]destroyed, this I know,
That (L)in my flesh I shall see God,
27 Whom I shall see for myself,
And my eyes shall behold, and not another.
How my [g]heart yearns within me!
28 If you should say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’—
Since the root of the matter is found in me,
29 Be afraid of the sword for yourselves;
For wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
That you may know there is a judgment.”
Job 19
New International Version
Job 19
New International Version
Job
19 Then Job replied:
2 “How long will you torment(A) me
and crush(B) me with words?
3 Ten times(C) now you have reproached(D) me;
shamelessly you attack me.
4 If it is true that I have gone astray,
my error(E) remains my concern alone.
5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me(F)
and use my humiliation against me,
6 then know that God has wronged me(G)
and drawn his net(H) around me.(I)
7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(J)
though I call for help,(K) there is no justice.(L)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(M)
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(N)
9 He has stripped(O) me of my honor(P)
and removed the crown from my head.(Q)
10 He tears me down(R) on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope(S) like a tree.(T)
11 His anger(U) burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.(V)
12 His troops advance in force;(W)
they build a siege ramp(X) against me
and encamp around my tent.(Y)
13 “He has alienated my family(Z) from me;
my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.(AA)
14 My relatives have gone away;
my closest friends(AB) have forgotten me.
15 My guests(AC) and my female servants(AD) count me a foreigner;
they look on me as on a stranger.
16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer,
though I beg him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
I am loathsome(AE) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(AF) scorn me;
when I appear, they ridicule me.(AG)
19 All my intimate friends(AH) detest me;(AI)
those I love have turned against me.(AJ)
20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(AK)
I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]
21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(AL) have pity,
for the hand of God has struck(AM) me.
22 Why do you pursue(AN) me as God does?(AO)
Will you never get enough of my flesh?(AP)
23 “Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,(AQ)
24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool(AR) on[b] lead,
or engraved in rock forever!(AS)
25 I know that my redeemer[c](AT) lives,(AU)
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[d]
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet[e] in[f] my flesh I will see God;(AV)
27 I myself will see him
with my own eyes(AW)—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns(AX) within me!
Footnotes
- Job 19:20 Or only by my gums
- Job 19:24 Or and
- Job 19:25 Or vindicator
- Job 19:25 Or on my grave
- Job 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this body has been destroyed, / then
- Job 19:26 Or destroyed, / apart from
- Job 19:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts me
- Job 19:29 Or sword, / that you may come to know the Almighty
Job 19
La Biblia de las Américas
Job 19
La Biblia de las Américas
Job argumenta su fe
19 Entonces respondió Job y dijo:
2 ¿Hasta cuándo me[a] angustiaréis
y me aplastaréis con palabras?
3 Estas diez veces me habéis insultado,
¿no os da vergüenza perjudicarme?
4 Aunque en verdad yo haya errado,
mi error queda conmigo.
5 Si en verdad os jactáis contra mí,
y comprobáis mi oprobio(A),
6 sabed ahora que Dios me ha agraviado(B)
y me ha envuelto en su red(C).
7 He aquí, yo grito: «¡Violencia!», pero no obtengo respuesta;
clamo pidiendo ayuda, pero no hay justicia(D).
8 Él ha amurallado mi camino(E) y no puedo pasar,
y ha puesto tinieblas en mis sendas(F).
9 Me ha despojado de mi honor(G)
y quitado la corona de mi cabeza(H).
10 Me destruye(I) por todos lados, y perezco,
y como a un árbol(J) ha arrancado mi esperanza(K).
11 También ha encendido su ira contra mí(L)
y me ha considerado su enemigo(M).
12 Se concentran a una sus ejércitos(N),
preparan su camino[b] de asalto contra mí(O),
y alrededor de mi tienda acampan.
13 Él ha alejado de mí a mis hermanos(P),
y mis conocidos están apartados completamente de mí(Q).
14 Mis parientes me fallaron
y mis íntimos amigos me han olvidado(R).
15 Los moradores de mi casa y mis criadas me tienen por extraño,
extranjero soy a sus ojos.
16 Llamo a mi siervo, y no responde,
con mi propia boca tengo que rogarle.
17 Mi aliento es odioso[c] a mi mujer,
y soy repugnante a mis propios hermanos.
18 Hasta los niños me desprecian,
me levanto, y hablan contra mí.
19 Todos mis compañeros[d] me aborrecen,
y los que amo se han vuelto contra mí(S).
20 Mis huesos se pegan a mi piel y a mi carne(T),
y solo he escapado con la piel de mis dientes.
21 Tened piedad, tened piedad de mí, vosotros mis amigos,
porque la mano de Dios me ha herido[e](U).
22 ¿Por qué me perseguís como Dios lo hace(V),
y no os saciáis ya de mi carne?
23 ¡Oh, si mis palabras se escribieran,
si se grabaran en un libro(W)!
24 ¡Si con cincel de hierro y con plomo
fueran esculpidas en piedra para siempre!
25 Yo sé que mi Redentor[f](X) vive,
y al final[g] se levantará[h] sobre el polvo.
26 Y después de deshecha[i] mi piel,
aun en[j] mi carne veré a Dios(Y);
27 al cual yo mismo[k] contemplaré,
y a quien mis ojos verán y no los de otro.
¡Desfallece mi corazón[l](Z) dentro de mí!
28 Si decís: «¿Cómo le perseguiremos(AA)?»,
y: «¿Qué pretexto hallaremos contra él[m]?»,
29 temed la espada vosotros mismos(AB),
porque el furor trae el castigo de la espada
para que sepáis que hay juicio(AC).
Footnotes
- Job 19:2 Lit., mi alma
- Job 19:12 I.e., terraplenes
- Job 19:17 Lit., extraño
- Job 19:19 Lit., los hombres de mi consejo
- Job 19:21 Lit., tocado
- Job 19:25 O, Vindicador, Defensor; lit., pariente
- Job 19:25 O, como el último
- Job 19:25 O, tomará su lugar
- Job 19:26 Lit., que ellos han cortado
- Job 19:26 Lit., desde
- Job 19:27 O, a mi lado
- Job 19:27 Lit., Desfallecen mis riñones
- Job 19:28 O, la raíz del asunto se halla en él
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