28 If you say, “How will we pursue him,
since the root of the problem lies with him?”[a]
29 then be afraid of the sword,
because wrath brings punishment by the sword,(A)
so that you may know there is a judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:28 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read me

Job Reminds His Friends of Judgment

28 “When you’re thinking about asking yourselves,
    ‘How will we pursue him,
        since the root of the problem is with him?’[a]
29 Make sure that you remain wary of God’s sword,
    for God’s wrath brings with it the sword of punishment,
        by which you’ll know there’s a judgment.”

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  1. Job 19:28 Lit me