Job 19:27 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Job 19:28 If ye say, How shall we persecute him? when the root of the matter is found in me,

Job 19:29 Be ye yourselves afraid of the sword! for the sword is fury against misdeeds, that ye may know there is a judgment.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "myself", "mine", "eyes", "behold", "another", and "reins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "myself", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And if after my skin this shall..." into verse 28's "If ye say How shall we persecute...", so "shall" and "myself" 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 "shall" and "myself" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.