Job 19:29 (GNV)

Passage

Be ye afraide of the sworde: for the sworde will be auenged of wickednesse, that yee may knowe that there is a iudgement.

Nearby Context

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.

Job 19:29 Be ye afraide of the sworde: for the sworde will be auenged of wickednesse, that yee may knowe that there is a iudgement.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "afraide", "sworde", "auenged", "wickednesse", "knowe", and "iudgement". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "afraide" and "sworde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "But yee sayde Why is hee persecuted...", giving immediate footing for "afraide" and "sworde". In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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