Job 19:25–27
Job says his redeemer lives and that, after his skin is destroyed, he will see Eloah with his own eyes
Study it word by word25And I know that my redeemer lives, and that at the last he will rise on the dust.
26And after this my skin has been destroyed, from my flesh I will see Eloah;
27whom I will see for myself, and my eyes will look on him, and not a stranger. My kidneys are consumed within my bosom.
In its context
23If only, then, my words were written down; if only they were inscribed in a book;
24that with a stylus of iron and lead forever in the rock they were carved.
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28If you say, ‘How shall we pursue him?’ and that the root of the matter is found in me,
29be afraid yourselves of the sword, for wrath is iniquities of the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”
Its words in the original
- יָדַעְתִּיyadati· know
Know. Not only having a fact: it is knowing by experience and closely; also recognize, care for, make known. So Hebrew also uses it for the intimate union of a man and his wife ("he knew his wife").
- גֹּאֲלִgoali· redeem; redeemer
Redeem: recover, by paying whatever is needed, a relative who sold himself or the land he lost; take responsibility for him. Of God, deliver his people. The one who does it is the "redeemer" (kinsman-redeemer).
- חָיchay· living, animal, life
Living, alive; also fresh (of water). As a noun, "living thing" or "animal" (above all wild animals); in the plural, "life".
- אַחֲרוֹןacharon· last, behind
Last, coming behind; later, future. Also western.
- עָפָרafar· dust
Dust, loose dry earth; also the plaster that covers walls. It recalls what the human being is made of: "you are dust, and to dust you will return" (Genesis 3:19).
- יָקוּםyakum· rise, stand, establish
Rise, stand up; also stand firm, establish or fulfill something. "Rise against" is to attack.
- עוֹרִori· skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
- נִקְּפוּnikfu· round off, go around
Go around, surround; said of the hair, cut it round. Also cut down.
- בְּשָׂרִbesari· flesh
Flesh: the body, and the person as weak and mortal. "One flesh" is the union of husband and wife; "my flesh" can mean "my family". "All flesh" is every living being. In the Old Testament it does not mean something bad in itself.
- אֶחֱזֶהecheze· see, look
See, look closely; used above all for what a prophet sees in a vision. Also look for and choose (Exodus 18:21).
- אֱלוֹהַּeloha· Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
- עֵינַena· eye
Eye. "In someone's eyes" means "in his opinion"; "find favor in the eyes of" is to please him. Also a spring of water.
- רָאוּrau· see
See. Also look, observe, notice, consider; in some forms, "appear" or "show".
- זָרzar· strange, outsider
Be strange or foreign; the one who does not belong to the group (the family, the priesthood, the people).
- כָּלוּkalu· finish, consume
Finish, complete something; come to an end. Also put an end to something, consume it, destroy it.
- כִלְיֹתַchilyota· kidneys
Kidneys. Figuratively, the innermost part of a person, the hidden thoughts and feelings.
- חֵקִcheki· bosom, lap
Bosom, lap: the chest and arms where one holds someone close.