Job 19:26

Modern

Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

Traditional

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

Literal

And after they strike off my skin thus, yet in my flesh I will see God.

Latin

…et rursum circumdabor pelle mea, et in carne mea videbo Deum meum:

Hebrew

English

Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

Job believed God would prove him right, even if he died first.

Theme notes and profiles

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.
Psalm 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.
Psalm 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.
Psalm 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.