Job 19:24 (GNV)

Passage

And grauen with an yron pen in lead, or in stone for euer!

Nearby Context

Job 19:22 Why do ye persecute me, as God? and are not satisfied with my flesh?

Job 19:23 Oh that my wordes were nowe written! oh that they were written euen in a booke,

Job 19:24 And grauen with an yron pen in lead, or in stone for euer!

Job 19:25 For I am sure, that my Redeemer liueth, and he shall stand the last on the earth.

Job 19:26 And though after my skin wormes destroy this bodie, yet shall I see God in my flesh.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Oh that my wordes were nowe written..." into verse 25's "For I am sure that my Redeemer...", so "grauen" and "yron" 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 "grauen" and "yron" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.