Job 19:26
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
KJV
et rursum circumdabor pelle mea, et in carne mea videbo Deum meum :
Vulgate
ἀναστήσαι τὸ δέρμα μου τὸ ἀναντλοῦν ταῦτα. παρὰ γὰρ Κυρίου ταῦτά μοι συνετελέσθη,
LXX
And after my skin, eventhisbody, is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;
ASV
וְ/אַחַ֣ר ע֭וֹרִֽ/י נִקְּפוּ זֹ֑את וּ֝/מִ/בְּשָׂרִ֗/י אֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה אֱלֽוֹהַּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֱל֣וֹהַּ
'lvh
noun · 60×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 269×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
חָזָ֔ה
chzh
verb · 50×
מַקִּפִ֥ים
mqpym
verb · 19×
ע֔וֹר
'vr
noun · 98×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 29.—Of the Beatific Vision. And now let us consider, with such ability as God may vouchsafe, how the saints shall be employed when they are clothed in immortal and spiritual bodies, and when the flesh shall live no longer in a fleshly but a spiritual fashion. And indeed, to tell the truth, I am at a loss to understand the nature of that employment, or, shall I rather sa…
Can any created intellect see the essence of God? Is the essence of God seen by the intellect through any created image? Can the essence of God be seen by the corporeal eye? Is any created intellectual substance sufficient by its own natural powers to see the essence of God? Does the created intellect need any created light in order to see the essence of God? Of those who see G…
Q. How does the resurrection of the body comfort you? A. Not only my soul will be taken immediately after this life to Christ its head, but even my very flesh, raised by the power of Christ, will be reunited with my soul and made like Christ's glorious body.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
- 1Cor 15:53 — For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
- 1John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
- 1John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
- 2Cor 4:16 — For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
- Acts 12:23 — And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
- Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- Job 14:10 — But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
- Job 14:22 — But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
- Matt 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Matt 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Phil 1:23 — For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
- Phil 3:21 — Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
- Ps 16:9 — Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
- Ps 16:9 — Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
- Ps 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
- Ps 17:15 — As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Ps 17:15 — As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Rev 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- Rev 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.