Job 19:26 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Job 19:27 Whome I my selfe shall see, and mine eyes shall beholde, and none other for me, though my reynes are consumed within me.

Job 19:28 But yee sayde, Why is hee persecuted? And there was a deepe matter in me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "after", "skin", "wormes", "destroy", "bodie", "shall", and "flesh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "after", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For I am sure that my Redeemer..." into verse 27's "Whome I my selfe shall see and...", so "though" and "after" 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 "though" and "after" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.