Job 19:26 (KJV)

Passage

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

Nearby Context

Job 19:24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!

Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

Job 19:26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

Job 19:27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

Job 19:28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "after", "skin", "worms", "destroy", "body", "flesh", and "shall". 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 know that my redeemer liveth..." into verse 27's "Whom I shall see for myself 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.