📖 Job — Chapter 19 (KJV)
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Job 19:1 Then Job answered and said,
Job 19:2 RHow long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
Job 19:3 These Rten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye Tmake yourselves strange to me.
Job 19:4 And be it indeed that RI have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
Job 19:5 If indeed ye will Rmagnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
Job 19:6 Know now that RGod hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Job 19:7 Behold, I cry out of Twrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is Rno judgment.
Job 19:8 He hath Rfenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Job 19:9 He hath Rstripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
Job 19:10 He hath Rdestroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Job 19:11 He hath also Rkindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
Job 19:12 RHis troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
Job 19:13 He hath Rput my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
Job 19:14 My Rkinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Job 19:15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, Rcount me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
Job 19:16 I called Rmy servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
Job 19:17 My Rbreath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of Tmine own body.
Job 19:18 RYea, Tyoung children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
Job 19:19 All RTmy inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
Job 19:20 My Rbone cleaveth to my skin Tand to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Job 19:21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for Rthe hand of God hath touched me.
Job 19:22 Why do ye Rpersecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
Job 19:23 TOh that Rmy words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
Job 19:24 That they were Rgraven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Job 19:25 For RI know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Job 19:26 RTAnd though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Job 19:27 Whom RI shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not Tanother; Tthough my reins be consumed Twithin me.
Job 19:28 But ye should say, RWhy persecute we him, Tseeing the root of the matter is found in me?
Job 19:29 Be Rye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 19:1–12 — Words that deepen suffering
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Job asks how long his companions will break him with words. He then describes feeling trapped, unheard, stripped of honor, and surrounded. These are his anguished perceptions within the dispute. The passage makes clear that the friends' explanations have added pain rather than helped him bear the original loss.
Key Truth: Notice whether your words add to another person's pain.
Check What You Remember
1. What does Job say breaks him in pieces? (Job 19:2)
Find it in Job 19:2 (KJV).
2. What has been set in his paths? (Job 19:8)
Find it in Job 19:8 (KJV).
3. What does he picture removed like a tree? (Job 19:10)
Find it in Job 19:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 19:13–22 — Isolation and a plea for pity
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Job describes estrangement from relatives, household members, children, and close friends. He asks his friends directly for pity rather than further persecution. His suffering includes social rejection as well as physical affliction. Comfort requires staying near and recognizing dignity when a person's former standing has fallen away.
Key Truth: Offer compassion when suffering brings isolation.
Check What You Remember
1. Who does Job say have forgotten him? (Job 19:14)
Find it in Job 19:14 (KJV).
2. What does he ask his friends to have? (Job 19:21)
Find it in Job 19:21 (KJV).
3. What familiar phrase describes his narrow escape? (Job 19:20)
Find it in Job 19:20 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 19:23–29 — A living redeemer and a desired witness
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Job longs for his words to be preserved and declares that his redeemer lives. In the KJV he expresses hope of seeing God despite bodily destruction. This affirmation stands amid unresolved pain, not after it has disappeared. He also warns the friends about their persecuting accusations. Hope and protest remain joined in this speech.
Key Truth: Hold hope without denying unresolved suffering.
Check What You Remember
1. With what instrument does he wish his words engraved? (Job 19:24)
Find it in Job 19:24 (KJV).
2. Whom does Job say lives? (Job 19:25)
Find it in Job 19:25 (KJV).
3. Whom does he expect to see for himself? (Job 19:27)
Find it in Job 19:27 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
John 11:25 — Jesus' words about resurrection give Christian readers a later setting for reflecting on Job's hope.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you hold hope while still acknowledging grief and asking for compassion?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Why does Job ask the friends to reconsider their words?
2. How do household and friendship details deepen his isolation?
3. What does Job seek from the friends instead of continued persecution?
4. Why does Job wish his words written and engraved?
5. What hope does Job express despite bodily destruction?
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