Job 19:25 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Job 19:23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "redeemer", "liveth", "shall", "stand", "latter", "upon", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "redeemer" and "liveth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "That they were graven with an iron..." into verse 26's "And though after my skin worms destroy...", so "redeemer" and "liveth" 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 "redeemer" and "liveth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.