Job 19:28

"whom I, even I, will see on my side. My eyes will see, and not as a stranger. “My heart is consumed within me."

Key Reflection

In Job 19:28, Job declares his confidence in the afterlife, asserting that he will see his Redeemer face to face. This verse reflects a deep belief in resurrection and the presence of God beyond death. Job's heart is consumed with hope, as he anticipates this encounter not as an unknown stranger but as someone familiar and intimate, emphasizing the personal nature of his relationship with God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But ye should say -Noyes renders this, “Since ye say, ‘How may we persecute him, and find grounds of accusation against him?’” Dr. Good, Then shall ye say, “How did we persecute him?” When the root of the matter is disclosed in me. The Vulgate, “Why now do ye say, let us persecute him, and find ground of accusation - “radicem verbi” against him?” The Septuagint, “If you also say, What shall we say against him? and what ground of accusation -ῥίζαν λόγουrizanlogou- shall we find in him?” Rosenmuller renders it, “When you say, let us persecute him, and see what ground of accusation we can find

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