The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 1 , Then Job replied:
19:2 'How long will you torment me and crush me with words?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 2 , 'How long will you torment me and crush me with words?
19:3 Ten times now you have reproached me; shamelessly you attack me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 3 , Ten times now you have reproached me; shamelessly you attack me.
19:4 If it is true that I have gone astray, my error remains my concern alone.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 4 , If it is true that I have gone astray, my error remains my concern alone.
19:5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my humiliation against me,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 5 , If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my humiliation against me,
19:6 then know that God has wronged me and drawn his net around me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 6 , then know that God has wronged me and drawn his net around me.
19:7 'Though I cry, 'I've been wronged!' I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 7 , 'Though I cry, 'I've been wronged!' I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
19:8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 8 , He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness.
19:9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 9 , He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
19:10 He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 10 , He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree.
19:11 His anger burns against me; he counts me among his enemies.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 11 , His anger burns against me; he counts me among his enemies.
19:12 His troops advance in force; they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 12 , His troops advance in force; they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
19:13 'He has alienated my brothers from me; my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 13 , 'He has alienated my brothers from me; my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
19:14 My kinsmen have gone away; my friends have forgotten me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 14 , My kinsmen have gone away; my friends have forgotten me.
19:15 My guests and my maidservants count me a stranger; they look upon me as an alien.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 15 , My guests and my maidservants count me a stranger; they look upon me as an alien.
19:16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer, though I beg him with my own mouth.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 16 , I summon my servant, but he does not answer, though I beg him with my own mouth.
19:17 My breath is offensive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own brothers.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 17 , My breath is offensive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own brothers.
19:18 Even the little boys scorn me; when I appear, they ridicule me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 18 , Even the little boys scorn me; when I appear, they ridicule me.
19:19 All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned against me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 19 , All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned against me.
19:20 I am nothing but skin and bones; I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 20 , I am nothing but skin and bones; I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth.
19:21 'Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 21 , 'Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
19:22 Why do you pursue me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 22 , Why do you pursue me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
19:23 'Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 23 , 'Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll,
19:24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever!
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 24 , that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever!
19:25 I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 25 , I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
19:26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 26 , And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
19:27 I myself will see him with my own eyes--I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 27 , I myself will see him with my own eyes--I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
19:28 'If you say, 'How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,'
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 28 , 'If you say, 'How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,'
19:29 you should fear the sword yourselves; for wrath will bring punishment by the sword, and then you will know that there is judgment.'
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 29 , you should fear the sword yourselves; for wrath will bring punishment by the sword, and then you will know that there is judgment.'
