Job 19:27
25 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
26 Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
28 If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’
29 then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
- KJV
- Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
- WEB
- whom I, even I, will see on my side. My eyes will see, and not as a stranger. “My heart is consumed within me.
- ASV
- Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
- DARBY
- Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: my reins are consumed within me.
- BLB
- [He] whom I will see for myself, indeed my eyes will see, and not a stranger. My kidneys yearn in my bosom!
- ÅB
- han som jeg skal skue, meg til gode, han som mine øyne skal se og ikke noen fremmed - mine nyrer tæres bort i mitt liv[^1].
- OTB
- Jeg selv skal se Ham med mine egne øyne
— jeg, og ingen annen.
Mitt hjerte lengter i meg! - B1930
- han som jeg skal skue, mig til gode, han som mine øine skal se og ikke nogen fremmed - mine nyrer tæres bort i mitt liv. / < av lengsel herefter, 2KO 5, 2.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Read in contextNumbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
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