Job 19 · Verse 27

Job 19:27

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
Job 19:27, King James Version

Job 19:27 in other translations

BSBI will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
WEBwhom I, even I, will see on my side. My eyes will see, and not as a stranger. “My heart is consumed within me.
ASVWhom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
YLTWhom I--I see on my side, And mine eyes have beheld, and not a stranger, Consumed have been my reins in my bosom.
DARBYWhom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: — my reins are consumed within me.
BBEWhom I will see on my side, and not as one strange to me. My heart is broken with desire.
WebsterWhom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

What does Job 19:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. for myself--for my advantage, as my friend. not another--Mine eyes shall behold Him, but no longer as one estranged from me, as now [Bengel]. though--better omitted. my reins--inward recesses of the heart. be consumed within me--that is, pine with longing desire for that day (Psa 84:2; 119:81). The Gentiles had but few revealed promises: how gracious that the few should have been so explicit (compare Nu 24:17; Mt 2:2).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Whom I shall see for myself - Have a personal interest in the resurrection, as I shall have in the Redeemer. And mine eyes shall behold - That very person who shall be the resurrection, as he is the life. And not another - ולא זר velo zar, and not a stranger, one who has no relation to human nature; but גאלי goali, my redeeming Kinsman. Though my reins be consumed within me - Though I am now apparently on the brink of death, the thread of life being spun out to extreme tenuity. This, on the mode of interpretation which I have assumed, appears to be the meaning of this passage. The words may have a somewhat different colouring put on them; but the basis of the interpretation will be the same. I shall conclude with the version of Coverdale: - For I am sure that my Redeemer liveth; And that I shal ryse out of the earth in the latter daye; That I shal be clothed againe with this skynne And se God in my flesh. Yee, I myself shal beholde him, Not with other, but with these same eyes. My reins are consumed within me, when ye saye, Why do not we persecute him? We have founde an occasion against him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 19:23-29

The Spirit of God, at this time, seems to have powerfully wrought on the mind of Job. Here he witnessed a good confession; declared the soundness of his faith, and the assurance of his hope. Here is much of Christ and heaven; and he that said such things are these, declared plainly that he sought the better country, that is, the heavenly. Job was taught of God to believe in a living Redeemer; to look for the…

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Job 19:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhomH834
אֲנִ֨י\׀'a.NiIH589
אֶֽחֱזֶה\־'e.che.zeh-I will seeH2372
לִּ֗יLifor myself
וְעֵינַ֣יve.'ei.Naiand own eyes myH5869
רָא֣וּra.'Uthey will seeH7200
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
זָ֑רZara strangerH2114
כָּל֖וּka.Luthey are faintH3615
כִלְיֹתַ֣יkhil.yo.Taikidneys myH3629
בְּחֵקִֽי\׃be.che.Kiin bosom myH2436

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 19:27

  • Psalms 73:26

    My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  • Isaiah 26:19

    Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  • Numbers 24:17

    I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I shall.
Nu 24:17; Isa 26:19
another. Heb. a stranger. though my reins, etc. or, myreins within me are consumed with earnest desire [for that day.]
Ps 119:81; Php 1:23
within me. Heb. in my bosom.

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Context

  • Job 19:26

    And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

  • Job 19:27

    Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

  • Job 19:28

    But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

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Job 19:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Al cual yo tengo de ver por mí, y mis ojos lo verán, y no otro, aunque mis riñones se consuman dentro de mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que je verrai, moi, pour moi-même; et mes yeux le verront, et non un autre: – mes reins se consument dans mon sein.
German
Elberfelder 1871		welchen ich selbst mir anschauen, und den meine Augen sehen werden, und kein anderer: meine Nieren verschmachten in meinem Innern. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quem visurus sum ego ipse, et oculi mei conspecturi sunt, et non alius: reposita est hæc spes mea in sinu meo.