Job 19:26 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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:

Job 19:27 Whom I--I see on my side, And mine eyes have beheld, and not a stranger, Consumed have been my reins in my bosom.

Job 19:28 But ye say, `Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "skin", "hath", "compassed", "body", and "flesh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "skin", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "That--I have known my Redeemer The Living..." into verse 27's "Whom I--I see on my side And...", so "after" and "skin" 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 "after" and "skin" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.