Job 19:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 19:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 19:26 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: And...: or, After I shall awake, thou..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 19:26 — KJV
“And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: And...: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh”
— Job 19:26 (KJV)
Job 19:26 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 19:26
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Shares key themes with Job 19:26: though, after, yet
“And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?”
Shares key themes with Job 19:26: destroy, yet, god
“Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:26: destroy, see, god
“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. by...: Heb. after them”
Shares key themes with Job 19:26: after, destroy, god
“And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:26: after, destroy, god
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