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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220If you say, &#8216How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“How dare you go on persecuting me, saying, ‘It’s his own fault’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If you say, ‘How we will pursue him!’ and, ‘The root of the matter is found in him,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If you should say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’— Since the root of the matter is found in me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’ And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If you say, &#8216How shall we persecute him?&#8217 And &#8216What pretext for a case against him can we find?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If you say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’ And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If you say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’ ‘And the root of the matter is found in him?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If you say, ‘How shall we [continue to] persecute him?’ And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find [since we claim the root of these afflictions is found in him]?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you say, “How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem lies with him? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you say, &#8220How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem lies with him?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My friends, you think up ways to blame and torment me, saying I brought it on myself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If ye say, How we will persecute him! seeing that the root of the matter is found in me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"You say, 'We will persecute him! The root of the problem is found in him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"How can we torment him?" You looked for some excuse to attack me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When you're thinking about asking yourselves, 'How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem is with him?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you say, ?Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you say, 'How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If you say, 'How we will persecute him, because the root of the matter is found in him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But ye would say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’ because the root of the matter is found in me, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But you say, Why do we pursue after him? And the root of the matter has been found in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But ye say, 'Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For ye shall say, Why shall we pursue after him and the root of the word was found in me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why then do you say now: Let us persecute him, and let us find occasion of word against him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why then do you now say: “Let us pursue him, and let us find a basis to speak against him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But you who say, “How shall we persecute him, seeing that the root of the matter is found in him?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’ and, ‘The root of the matter is found in him’;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For you will say, Why did we persecute him? For a good report will follow me and vindicate me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For you say: ‘why do we persecute him?’ For The Good Word has found occasion against me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If ye say: 'How we will persecute him!' Seeing that the root of the matter is found in me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if ye shall also say, What shall we say before him, and <i>so</i> find the root of the matter in him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/19-28.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=2982" 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">27</span>I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me! <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ṯō·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘Let us</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: nir·dāp̄- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">persecute</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8328.htm" title="8328: wə·šō·reš (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A root. From sharash; a root.">since the root</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">of the matter</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: nim·ṣā- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">with him,’</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”…<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="/james/5-9.htm">James 5:9</a></span><br />Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">1 Peter 4:4</a></span><br />Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10-12</a></span><br />Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. / It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” / So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-1.htm">Matthew 7:1-2</a></span><br />“Do not judge, or you will be judged. / For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-37.htm">Luke 6:37</a></span><br />Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-24.htm">John 7:24</a></span><br />Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Psalm 50:21</a></span><br />You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Psalm 94:7-11</a></span><br />They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.” / Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? / He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm">Proverbs 24:12</a></span><br />If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15-16</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?” / You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But you should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?</p><p class="hdg">Why</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-22.htm">Job 19:22</a></b></br> Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Psalm 69:26</a></b></br> For they persecute <i>him</i> whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.</p><p class="hdg">seeing, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">1 Kings 14:13</a></b></br> And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found <i>some</i> good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-18.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/job/19-22.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/job/17-10.htm">Find</a> <a href="/job/12-12.htm">Found</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-21.htm">How</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/job/19-22.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">Pretext</a> <a href="/job/19-22.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Root</a> <a href="/job/15-5.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/23-4.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/33-3.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/job/20-19.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Find</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">How</a> <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/job/22-28.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/job/30-21.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/mark/12-40.htm">Pretext</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/job/28-9.htm">Root</a> <a href="/job/20-11.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/20-19.htm">Trouble</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 /> <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 ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If you say,</b><br>This phrase introduces a hypothetical statement, suggesting a conversation or accusation from Job's friends. In the context of the Book of Job, Job's friends often speak to him with assumptions about his guilt and sin. This reflects the cultural and religious belief of the time that suffering was directly linked to personal sin, a view that Job consistently challenges throughout the dialogue.<p><b>‘Let us persecute him,</b><br>The term "persecute" here implies a deliberate and sustained effort to cause harm or distress. In the historical context, persecution was often seen as a form of divine retribution or justice. Job's friends believe they are justified in their accusations, thinking they are defending God's righteousness. This reflects a misunderstanding of God's justice and mercy, which is a central theme in the book. Theologically, this can be connected to the broader biblical narrative where persecution is often faced by the righteous, as seen in the lives of prophets and ultimately in Jesus Christ, who was persecuted despite His innocence.<p><b>since the root of the matter lies with him,’</b><br>The "root of the matter" suggests the fundamental cause or underlying issue. Job's friends assume that Job's suffering is due to some hidden sin or fault within him. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern belief in retributive justice, where misfortune is seen as a direct result of personal wrongdoing. However, the narrative of Job challenges this simplistic view, emphasizing that suffering can occur without direct personal fault. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ, who, though sinless, bore the sins of the world, highlighting the complexity of suffering and divine justice.<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, enduring immense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<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, suggesting that his suffering is a result of his own 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 ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose purposes and plans are beyond human understanding, as revealed throughout the Book of Job.<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 and protection from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misjudgment.htm">Understanding Misjudgment</a></b><br>Job's friends misinterpret his suffering as a result of personal sin. We must be cautious not to judge others' circumstances without understanding God's broader purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_root_of_the_matter.htm">The Root of the Matter</a></b><br>The phrase "the root of the matter" suggests a deeper issue at play. In our lives, we should seek to understand the spiritual roots of our challenges rather than just the surface issues.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_trials.htm">Perseverance in Trials</a></b><br>Job's account teaches us the importance of perseverance and faithfulness in the face of trials, trusting that God is just and merciful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_support.htm">Compassionate Support</a></b><br>Unlike Job's friends, we are called to offer genuine support and compassion to those who are suffering, reflecting Christ's love and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God's ways are higher than ours, and His purposes may not always be immediately clear, but they are always for our ultimate good.<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/what_are_gypsies_and_their_beliefs.htm">What are Gypsies and their beliefs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_witchcraft.htm">How does faith lead to prosperity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_thess._3_3__why_do_faithful_still_suffer.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3 - How can believers claim 'the Lord is faithful' if historical evidence suggests countless faithful people still suffer or face calamity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_character_show_your_faith.htm">How should we respond to persecution for our faith?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Seeing the root of the matter.</span>--This verse is variously understood, according as "the root of the matter" is interpreted of the cause of suffering or the essence of piety. "For ye say, How we will persecute him, and that the root of the matter is found in me." The Authorised Version takes the other view. It seems preferable to render, "For ye say, What is a persecuted man to Him (why should He persecute any man without cause?), and therefore the root of the matter (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the cause of the afflictions) is, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>must be found in me."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But ye should say, Why persecute we him?</span> rather, <span class="accented">if ye shall say</span> <span class="accented">How shall we persecute him?</span> That is to say, "If, after what I have said, ye continue bitter against me, and take counsel together as to the best way of persecuting me, then, <span class="cmt_word">seeing the root of the matter</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the essence of piety) is found in me, be ye afraid," etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/19-28.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you say,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹ֭אמְרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘How</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall we persecute</span><br /><span class="heb">נִּרְדָּף־</span> <span class="translit">(nir·dāp̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">since the root</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šō·reš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8328.htm">Strong's 8328: </a> </span><span class="str2">A root</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the matter</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֝בָ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lies</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְצָא־</span> <span class="translit">(nim·ṣā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him?’</span><br /><span class="heb">בִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/19-28.htm">Job 19:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/19-28.htm">OT Poetry: Job 19:28 If you say 'How we will persecute (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/19-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 19:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 19:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/19-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 19:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 19:29" /></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>