Job 19:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?”

Job 19:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 19:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 19:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’ because the root of the matter is found in me,”

Job 19:28 — World English Bible

Job 19:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;”

Job 19:28 — American Standard Version

Job 19:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“But ye say, `Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.”

Job 19:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 19:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If ye say, How shall we persecute him? when the root of the matter is found in me,”

Job 19:28 — Darby Translation

Job 19:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But yee sayde, Why is hee persecuted? And there was a deepe matter in me.”

Job 19:28 — Geneva Bible

Job 19:28 in Context — Job 19

26 E mesmo depois de consumida minha pele, então em minha carne verei a Deus;

27 Ao qual eu verei para mim, e meus olhos [o] verão, e não outro. [Isto é o que] minhas entranhas anseiam dentro de mim.

28 Se disserdes: Como o perseguiremos? Pois a raiz do problema se acha em mim,

29 Temei vós mesmos a espada; pois furor [há nos] castigos pela espada; para que [assim] saibais que [haverá] julgamento.

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What Does Job 19:28 Mean?

Job 19:28 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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