Bible Strands
Job 19:26
Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses his three friends during a period of extreme physical affliction and social abandonment, speaking immediately after declaring that his Redeemer lives.
The words — עוֹרִי (ʿōrî, "my skin") and בְּשָׂרִי (bəśārî, "my flesh") anchor the verse, contrasting total bodily destruction with the speaker's insistence on retaining physical existence.
The thread — The motif of direct divine vision after suffering or death appears in Psalms 17:15, Matthew 5:8, and 1 John 3:2.
Why it lands — It requires a reader to acknowledge that physical ruin does not terminate personal relationship with God, demanding a commitment to bodily hope rather than spiritual escape.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Cross-references
- Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
- Psalms 17:15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12 Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Psalms 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Psalms 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
- 1 Corinthians 15:53 For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
- Philippians 3:21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.