Job 19:27

Job 19:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
• New International Version (NIV)I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
• English Standard Version (ESV)whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

Context of Job 19:27

25But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth: 26And after my skin, eventhisbody, is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God; 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. 28If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me; 29Be ye afraid of the sword: For wrathbringeththe punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.

Job 19:27 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִ֨י׀ אֶֽחֱזֶה־לִּ֗י וְעֵינַ֣י רָא֣וּ וְלֹא־זָ֑ר כָּל֖וּ כִלְיֹתַ֣י בְּחֵקִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Job 19:27

• Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.
• Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
• Psalms 119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation; ButI hope in thy word.
• Philippians 1:23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

Commentaries on Job 19:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Whom I shall see for myself - Have a personal interest in the resurrection, as I shall have in the Redeemer. And mine eyes shall behold - That very person who shall be the resurrection, as he is the life. And not another - זר ולא velo zar, and not a stranger, one who has no relation to human nature; but גאלי goali, my redeeming Kinsman. Though my reins be consumed within me - Though I am now apparently on the brink of death, the thread of life being spun…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Whom I shall see for myself - It will not come to be by mere report. I shall not merely hear of the decision of God in my favor, but I shall myself behold him. He will at length come forth, and I shall be permitted to see him, and shall have the delightful assurance that he settles this controversy in my favor, and declares that I am his friend. Job was thus permitted to see God Job 42:5, and hear his voice in his favor. He spake to him from the whirlwind…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-29Verses 23-29 The Spirit of God, at this time, seems to have powerfully wrought on the mind of Job. Here he witnessed a good confession; declared the soundness of his faith, and the assurance of his hope. Here is much of Christ and heaven; and he that said such things are these, declared plainly that he sought the better country, that is, the heavenly. Job was taught of God to believe in a living Redeemer; to look for the resurrection of the dead, and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27I will see Him for myself: This thought is like the psalmist's in "when I awake" (Psalm 17:15). For Job, this hope could only come true by seeing God at the end of time when his body transformed (Matthew 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 1:7; 1 Corinthians 15:43–53; Philippians 3:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. for myself--for my advantage, as my friend. not another--Mine eyes shall behold Him, but no longer as one estranged from me, as now [Bengel]. though--better omitted. my reins--inward recesses of the heart. be consumed within me--that is, pine with longing desire for that day (Psa 84:2; 119:81). The Gentiles had but few revealed promises: how gracious that the few should have been so explicit (compare Nu 24:17; Mt 2:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 19:27

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

• Acquaintance
• Fence
• Mouth
• Net
• Affliction
• Daysman
• Death
• Kidneys
• Moses
• Reins

Commentaries on Job 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings