Job 19:23 (YLT)

Passage

Who doth grant now, That my words may be written? Who doth grant that in a book they may be graven?

Nearby Context

Job 19:21 Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me.

Job 19:22 Why do you pursue me as God? And with my flesh are not satisfied?

Job 19:23 Who doth grant now, That my words may be written? Who doth grant that in a book they may be graven?

Job 19:24 With a pen of iron and lead--For ever in a rock they may be hewn.

Job 19:25 That--I have known my Redeemer, The Living and the Last, For the dust he doth rise.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "doth", "grant", "words", "written", "book", and "graven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doth" and "grant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Why do you pursue me as God..." into verse 24's "With a pen of iron and lead--For...", so "doth" and "grant" 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 "doth" and "grant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.