Job 19
Revised Geneva Translation
19 But Job answered, and said,
2 “How long will you grieve my soul, and torment me with words?
3 “You have now reproached me ten times and are not ashamed. You are impudent toward me.
4 “And though I had indeed erred, my error remains with me.
5 “But, indeed, if you will advance yourselves against me and rebuke me for my disgrace,
6 “know, now, that God has overthrown me and has surrounded me with His net.
7 “Behold, I cry out from violence, but I have no answer. I cry, but there is no justice.
8 “He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass. And He has set darkness in my paths.
9 “He has stripped me of my honor, and taken the crown away from my head.
10 “He has destroyed me on every side, and I am gone. And He has removed my hope like a tree.
11 “And He has kindled His wrath against me, and counts me as one of His enemies.
12 “His armies came together and made their way upon me and camped around my tabernacle.
13 “He has removed my brethren far from me, and also my acquaintances were strangers to me.
14 “My neighbors have forsaken me, and my close friends have forgotten me.
15 “Those who dwell in my house, and my maids, took me for a stranger. For I was a stranger in their sight.
16 “I called my servant, but he would not answer. I begged him with my mouth.
17 “My breath was strange to my wife, though I begged her for the sake of the children of my own body.
18 “The wicked also despised me. When I arose, they spoke against me.
19 “All my secret friends abhorred me. And those whom I loved have turned against me.
20 “My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh and I have escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21 “Have pity upon me. Have pity upon me, O you my friends. For the Hand of God has touched me.
22 “Why do you persecute me, as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
23 “Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were written even in a book,
24 “engraved with an iron pen in lead, or in stone, forever!
25 “For I am sure that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand the last on the Earth.
26 “And even after my skin is destroyed, I shall still see God in my flesh,
27 “Whom I myself shall see and my eyes shall behold, and no other. My core is consumed within me.
28 “But if there is a deep matter in me, you would say, ‘Why is he persecuted?’
29 “Be afraid of the sword! For the sword will be avenged of wickedness, so that you may know that there is a judgment.”
Job 19
King James Version
19 Then Job answered and said,
2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Job 19
English Standard Version
Job Replies: My Redeemer Lives
19 Then Job answered and said:
2 “How long will you torment me
and break me in pieces with words?
3 These (A)ten times you have cast reproach upon me;
are you not ashamed to wrong me?
4 And even if it be true that I have erred,
my error remains with myself.
5 If indeed you (B)magnify yourselves against me
and make my disgrace an argument against me,
6 know then that God has (C)put me in the wrong
and closed his net about me.
7 Behold, I (D)cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered;
I call for help, but there is no justice.
8 He has (E)walled up my way, so that I cannot pass,
and he has set darkness upon my paths.
9 He has (F)stripped from me my glory
and taken the (G)crown from my head.
10 He breaks me down on every side, and I (H)am gone,
and my hope has he pulled up like a tree.
11 He has kindled his wrath against me
and (I)counts me as his adversary.
12 His (J)troops come on together;
they have (K)cast up their siege ramp[a] against me
and encamp around my tent.
13 “He has put my (L)brothers far from me,
and (M)those who knew me are wholly estranged from me.
14 My relatives (N)have failed me,
my close (O)friends have forgotten me.
15 The guests (P)in my house and my maidservants count me as a stranger;
I have become a foreigner in their eyes.
16 I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer;
I must plead with him with my mouth for mercy.
17 My breath is strange to my (Q)wife,
and I am a stench to the children of (R)my own mother.
18 Even young (S)children despise me;
when I rise they talk against me.
19 All my (T)intimate friends abhor me,
and those whom I loved have turned against me.
20 My (U)bones stick to my skin and to my flesh,
and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21 Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends,
for the hand of God has (V)touched me!
22 Why do you, like God, (W)pursue me?
Why are you not satisfied with my flesh?
23 “Oh that my words were written!
Oh that they were (X)inscribed in a book!
24 Oh that with an iron (Y)pen and lead
they were engraved in the rock forever!
25 For I (Z)know that my (AA)Redeemer lives,
and at the last he will stand upon the (AB)earth.[b]
26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed,
yet in[c] my flesh I shall (AC)see God,
27 whom I shall see for myself,
and my eyes shall behold, and not (AD)another.
My heart (AE)faints within me!
28 If you say, ‘How we will (AF)pursue him!’
and, ‘The root of the matter is found in him,’[d]
29 be afraid of the sword,
for wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
that you may know there is (AG)a judgment.”
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