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25 As for me, I know that my Redeemer[a] lives,
and that at the end of time[b] he will stand over the dust.
26 Then, even after my skin has been destroyed,
nevertheless, in my own flesh I will see God.[c]
27 I myself will see him.
My own eyes will see him, and not as a stranger.
My emotions are in turmoil[d] within me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:25 Or Protector
  2. Job 19:25 Or as the last one
  3. Job 19:26 The Hebrew of the verse is difficult, but the basic meaning is clear.
  4. Job 19:27 Literally my kidneys wear out

25 I know that my redeemer[a](A) lives,(B)
    and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[b]
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
    yet[c] in[d] my flesh I will see God;(C)
27 I myself will see him
    with my own eyes(D)—I, and not another.
    How my heart yearns(E) within me!

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  1. Job 19:25 Or vindicator
  2. Job 19:25 Or on my grave
  3. Job 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this body has been destroyed, / then
  4. Job 19:26 Or destroyed, / apart from