Job 19:4 (YLT)

Passage

And also--truly, I have erred, With me doth my error remain.

Nearby Context

Job 19:2 Till when do ye afflict my soul, And bruise me with words?

Job 19:3 These ten times ye put me to shame, ye blush not. Ye make yourselves strange to me--

Job 19:4 And also--truly, I have erred, With me doth my error remain.

Job 19:5 If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves, And decide against me my reproach;

Job 19:6 Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "also--truly", "erred", "doth", "error", and "remain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "also--truly" and "erred", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "These ten times ye put me to..." into verse 5's "If truly over me ye magnify yourselves...", so "also--truly" and "erred" 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 "also--truly" and "erred" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.