Job 19:1 (GNV)

Passage

Bvt Iob answered, and said,

Nearby Context

Job 19:1 Bvt Iob answered, and said,

Job 19:2 Howe long will yee vexe my soule, and torment me with wordes?

Job 19:3 Ye haue now ten times reproched me, and are not ashamed: ye are impudent toward mee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answered" and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Howe long will yee vexe my soule...", so "answered" and "said" should be read forward into that movement. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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