God & Savior

Job 19:25

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Job 19:25
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Study notes

In his suffering, Job declares that he knows his Redeemer lives and will stand on the earth in the end.

Explanation

Job has lost almost everything, and his friends accuse him of hidden sin. In the middle of despair he expresses confidence that a Redeemer, one who defends and vindicates him, lives and will finally stand up for him.

Original language
  • יָ֭דַעְתִּי (Ya.da'.ti): to know
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · Strong's H3045 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I know.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Job 19:25, word 2

  • גֹּ֣אֲלִי (Go.'a.li): redeem
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H1350A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Redeemer, vindicator: a relative who defends and rescues.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Job 19:25, word 3

  • חָ֑י (Chai): alive
    Hebrew · Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H2416A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    He lives.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Job 19:25, word 4

Cross-references
  • Job 16:19 · Surrounding passage

    My witness is in heaven.

  • Isaiah 59:20 · Same theme

    The Redeemer will come to Zion.

  • 1 John 2:1 · Same theme

    We have an advocate with the Father.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַאֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי גֹּ֣אֲלִי חָ֑י וְ֝אַחֲר֗וֹן עַל־עָפָ֥ר יָקֽוּם׃

  1. וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  2. יָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.ti“I know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  3. גֹּ֣אֲלִיGo.'a.li“vindicator my”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  4. חָ֑יChai“he lives”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  5. וְ֝אַחֲר֗וֹןve.'a.cha.Ron“and last”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַחֲרוֹן · “last” · Strong's H0314
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. עָפָ֥ר'a.Far“dust”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  8. יָקֽוּם׃ya.Kum“he will stand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)