Job 19:25 (DBY)

Passage

And [as for] me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;

Nearby Context

Job 19:23 Oh would that my words were written! oh that they were inscribed in a book!

Job 19:24 That with an iron style and lead they were graven in the rock for ever!

Job 19:25 And [as for] me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;

Job 19:26 And [if] after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see God;

Job 19:27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: my reins are consumed within me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "redeemer", "liveth", "last", "shall", "stand", "upon", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "redeemer" and "liveth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "That with an iron style and lead..." into verse 26's "And if after my skin this shall...", so "redeemer" and "liveth" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "redeemer" and "liveth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.