The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 1 , Then Job spoke again:
19:2 'How long will you torture me? How long will you try to break me with your words?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 2 , 'How long will you torture me? How long will you try to break me with your words?
19:3 Ten times now you have meant to insult me. You should be ashamed of dealing with me so harshly.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 3 , Ten times now you have meant to insult me. You should be ashamed of dealing with me so harshly.
19:4 And even if I have sinned, that is my concern, not yours.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 4 , And even if I have sinned, that is my concern, not yours.
19:5 You are trying to overcome me, using my humiliation as evidence of my sin,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 5 , You are trying to overcome me, using my humiliation as evidence of my sin,
19:6 but it is God who has wronged me. I cannot defend myself, for I am like a city under siege.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 6 , but it is God who has wronged me. I cannot defend myself, for I am like a city under siege.
19:7 'I cry out for help, but no one hears me. I protest, but there is no justice.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 7 , 'I cry out for help, but no one hears me. I protest, but there is no justice.
19:8 God has blocked my way and plunged my path into darkness.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 8 , God has blocked my way and plunged my path into darkness.
19:9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 9 , He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
19:10 He has demolished me on every side, and I am finished. He has destroyed my hope.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 10 , He has demolished me on every side, and I am finished. He has destroyed my hope.
19:11 His fury burns against me; he counts me as an enemy.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 11 , His fury burns against me; he counts me as an enemy.
19:12 His troops advance. They build up roads to attack me. They camp all around my tent.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 12 , His troops advance. They build up roads to attack me. They camp all around my tent.
19:13 'My relatives stay far away, and my friends have turned against me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 13 , 'My relatives stay far away, and my friends have turned against me.
19:14 My neighbors and my close friends are all gone.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 14 , My neighbors and my close friends are all gone.
19:15 The members of my household have forgotten me. The servant girls consider me a stranger. I am like a foreigner to them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 15 , The members of my household have forgotten me. The servant girls consider me a stranger. I am like a foreigner to them.
19:16 I call my servant, but he doesn't come; I even plead with him!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 16 , I call my servant, but he doesn't come; I even plead with him!
19:17 My breath is repulsive to my wife. I am loathsome to my own family.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 17 , My breath is repulsive to my wife. I am loathsome to my own family.
19:18 Even young children despise me. When I stand to speak, they turn their backs on me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 18 , Even young children despise me. When I stand to speak, they turn their backs on me.
19:19 My close friends abhor me. Those I loved have turned against me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 19 , My close friends abhor me. Those I loved have turned against me.
19:20 I have been reduced to skin and bones and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 20 , I have been reduced to skin and bones and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth.
19:21 'Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of God has struck me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 21 , 'Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of God has struck me.
19:22 Why must you persecute me as God does? Why aren't you satisfied with my anguish?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 22 , Why must you persecute me as God does? Why aren't you satisfied with my anguish?
19:23 'Oh, that my words could be written. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 23 , 'Oh, that my words could be written. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,
19:24 carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 24 , carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock.
19:25 'But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 25 , 'But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last.
19:26 And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 26 , And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God!
19:27 I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 27 , I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!
19:28 'How dare you go on persecuting me, saying, `It's his own fault'?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 28 , 'How dare you go on persecuting me, saying, `It's his own fault'?
19:29 I warn you, you yourselves are in danger of punishment for your attitude. Then you will know that there is judgment.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 19 , Verse 29 , I warn you, you yourselves are in danger of punishment for your attitude. Then you will know that there is judgment.'
