Job 19:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!”
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“I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Whom I--I see on my side, And mine eyes have beheld, and not a stranger, Consumed have been my reins in my bosom.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 19:27 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
- Job 33:26He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
- Isaiah 33:17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
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