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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® 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="study" id="study"></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: ’î·yō·wḇ (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·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">answered:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <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: / “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 />“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—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 />“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 />“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 />“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 />“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul— / 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 />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/job/19.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then</b><br />The word "Then" serves as a temporal marker, indicating a continuation of the dialogue within the narrative. In the context of the Book of Job, this word signifies a pivotal moment in the ongoing discourse between Job and his friends. It suggests a response to the preceding arguments and accusations made by his friends, particularly Bildad in the previous chapter. This word underscores the sequential nature of the dialogue, emphasizing that Job's response is a direct reaction to the criticisms and misunderstandings he has faced. Historically, this moment is set within the ancient Near Eastern context, where dialogues and discourses were a common method of exploring deep philosophical and theological questions.<p><b>Job</b><br />The name "Job" is derived from the Hebrew "Iyyov," which some scholars suggest may mean "persecuted" or "hated." This is fitting given Job's experiences of suffering and loss. Job is a central figure in this biblical book, representing the archetype of a righteous sufferer. His account is set in the land of Uz, a location that is not precisely identified but is thought to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia. Job's character is portrayed as blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. His trials and tribulations serve as a profound exploration of the nature of suffering, faith, and divine justice.<p><b>answered</b><br />The verb "answered" in Hebrew is "va'ya'an," which implies a response or reply. This word indicates that Job is engaging in a dialogue, responding to the speeches of his friends. In the context of ancient Near Eastern literature, dialogues were a common literary form used to explore complex issues. Job's answer is not just a rebuttal but a heartfelt expression of his anguish and a defense of his integrity. This response is part of a larger discourse on theodicy, the justice of God in the face of human suffering. Job's answer reflects his struggle to reconcile his understanding of God with his own experiences of inexplicable suffering.<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">אִיּ֗וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yō·wḇ)</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">וַיַּ֥עַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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>