Job 19:24 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Job 19:26 And after my skin hath compassed this <FI>body<Fi> , Then from my flesh I see God:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iron", "lead--for", "ever", "rock", and "hewn". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iron" and "lead--for", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Who doth grant now That my words..." into verse 25's "That--I have known my Redeemer The Living...", so "iron" and "lead--for" 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 "iron" and "lead--for" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.