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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Job replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Job spoke again:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Job responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Job responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Job said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/19.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />Then Job replied [to his friends],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In response, Job said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Job answers and says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Job answereth and saith: -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Job will answer and say,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered , and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Job answered by saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Job answered:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Job answered and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then Job answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/19-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2826" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Job: My Redeemer Lives</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/347.htm" title="347: &#8217;&#238;&#183;y&#333;&#183;w&#7687; (N-proper-ms) -- A patriarch. From 'ayab; hated; Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience.">Then Job</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way&#183;ya&#183;&#8216;an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">answered:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>&#8220;How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job 16:1-5</a></span><br />Then Job answered: / &#8220;I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all. / Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-2.htm">Job 6:2-4</a></span><br />&#8220;If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales. / For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas&#8212;no wonder my words have been rash. / For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-3.htm">Job 13:3-5</a></span><br />Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God. / You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians. / If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-4.htm">Job 21:4-6</a></span><br />Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient? / Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth. / When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-4.htm">Job 12:4</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-1.htm">Job 17:1-2</a></span><br />&#8220;My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me. / Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-9.htm">Job 30:9-11</a></span><br />And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. / They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face. / Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1-3</a></span><br />&#8220;I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul. / I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me. / Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2-4</a></span><br />&#8220;Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning. / If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat. / I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2-6</a></span><br />&#8220;As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice&#8212;the Almighty, who has embittered my soul&#8212; / as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, / my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Psalm 69:20</a></span><br />Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></span><br />You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-8.htm">Psalm 102:8</a></span><br />All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Job answered and said,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/16-1.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/18-1.htm">Responded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-1.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/22-1.htm">Responded</a><div class="vheading2">Job 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-1.htm">Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-6.htm">shows there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-21.htm">He craves pity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-23.htm">He believes the resurrection</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/job/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>Then Job answered:</b><br>*Biblical Context:* This phrase marks the beginning of Job's response in the ongoing dialogue between him and his friends. <a href="/job/19.htm">Job 19</a> is part of the larger poetic section of the Book of Job, which spans from chapter 3 to chapter 42:6. This section is characterized by a series of speeches between Job and his three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain his suffering.<br><br>*Historical and Cultural Context:* In the ancient Near Eastern context, dialogues and debates were common methods of exploring philosophical and theological questions. Job's response is part of this tradition, where he defends his integrity and questions the simplistic theology of retribution that his friends espouse.<br><br>*Connections to Other Scripture:* Job's speeches often echo themes found in the Psalms and other wisdom literature, such as the questioning of divine justice and the struggle to understand suffering. For example, <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a> and <a href="/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a> also grapple with the apparent prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous.<br><br>*Types of Jesus Christ:* Job, as a suffering servant who maintains his faith despite intense trials, can be seen as a type of Christ. His endurance and ultimate vindication prefigure the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Like Job, Jesus faced misunderstanding and false accusations but remained faithful to God.<br><br>*Prophecy:* While not a direct prophecy, Job's expressions of hope for a redeemer (later in this chapter) can be seen as a foreshadowing of the coming of Christ, who is the ultimate Redeemer for humanity.<br><br>*Archaeological Insights:* The setting of the Book of Job is often associated with the land of Uz, which is thought to be located in the region of Edom or northern Arabia. While the exact location is uncertain, archaeological findings in these areas provide insights into the culture and practices of the time, which align with the descriptions in the book.<br><br>*Geographical Insights:* Understanding the geographical context of Uz and its surrounding regions helps to frame the narrative of Job. The land is depicted as a place of wealth and prosperity, which Job initially enjoys before his trials begin. This setting underscores the dramatic reversal of fortune that Job experiences.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer comfort but end up accusing him of wrongdoing, believing his suffering is a result of sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign deity who allows Job's faith to be tested by Satan, yet ultimately restores Job's fortunes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, even for the righteous. Job's account reminds us that faith does not exempt us from trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_response.htm">The Importance of Faithful Response</a></b><br>Job's response to his friends and his situation teaches us to maintain integrity and faithfulness, even when misunderstood or falsely accused.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_trial.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Trial</a></b><br>Job's friends initially come to comfort him, but their misguided counsel shows the importance of offering true empathy and support rather than judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_purpose.htm">God's Sovereignty and Purpose</a></b><br>Despite the trials, Job's account underscores God's ultimate control and purpose, encouraging believers to trust in His plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Job's eventual restoration serves as a reminder of the hope and renewal that God can bring, even after intense suffering.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_satan_test_job.htm">Job 1:12 - How can a benevolent God allow Satan to inflict suffering on a blameless man as part of a wager?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_if_job's_pleas_lack_merit.htm">In light of Job 35:16, why would a merciful God remain silent if Job's pleas are without merit, given other scriptures showing God responding to human need?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_16_11_suggest_god_delivers_innocents.htm">In Job 16:11, why would a just God 'deliver' the innocent to the ungodly, contradicting passages that promise divine protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_12_contradict_resurrection.htm">When Job 14:12 says the dead 'do not rise,' does this contradict later scriptures affirming an immediate afterlife or resurrection?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-29.</span> - Job begins his answer to Bildad's second speech by an expostulation against the unkindness of his friends, who break him in pieces, and torture him, with their reproaches (vers. 1-5). He then once more, and more plainly than on any other occasion, recounts his woes. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> His severe treatment by God (vers. 6-13); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> his harsh usage by his relatives and friends (vers. 14-19): and <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> the pain caused him by his disease (ver. 20); and appeals to his friends on these grounds for pity and forbearance (vers. 21, 22). Next, he proceeds to make his great avowal, prefacing it with a wish for its preservation as a perpetual record (vers. 23, 24); the avowal itself follows (vers. 25-27); and the speech terminates with a warning to his "comforters," that if they continue to persecute him, a judgment will fall upon them (vers. 28, 29). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1, 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Job answered and said, How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?</span> Job is no Stoic. He is not insensible to his friends' attacks. On the contrary, their words sting him, torture him, "break him in pieces," wound his soul in its tenderest part. Bildad's attack had been the cruellest of all, and it drives him to expostulation (vers. 2-5) and entreaty (vers. 21, 22). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/19-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Job</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1431;&#1493;&#1465;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#238;&#183;y&#333;&#183;w&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Job -- a patriarch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered:</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1463;&#1445;&#1506;&#1463;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;ya&#183;&#8216;an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/19-1.htm">Job 19:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/19-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 19:1 Then Job answered (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/18-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 18:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 18:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/19-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 19:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 19:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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