Job 19:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book,”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Job 19:23 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

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BSBPD

“I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Who doth grant now, That my words may be written? Who doth grant that in a book they may be graven?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 19:23 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 31:35(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
  2. Isaiah 8:1Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
  3. Isaiah 30:8Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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