Job 19:13-29 ▼

13 He hath put my brethren farre away from me, and myne acquaintaunce are also become straungers vnto me.

14 Myne owne kinsefolkes haue forsaken me, and my best acquainted haue forgotten me.

15 The seruauntes and maydens of myne owne house toke me for a straunger, and I am become as an aliaunt in their sight.

16 I called my seruaunt, and he gaue me no aunswere: no though I prayed him with my mouth.

17 Myne owne wyfe might not abyde my breath, though I prayed her for the children sake of myne owne body.

18 Yea, the young men despised me, and when I rose they spake euill vpon me.

19 All my most familiers abhorred me: and they whom I loued best, are turned against me.

20 My bone cleaueth to my skinne and to my fleshe, onely there is left me the skinne about my teeth.

21 Haue pitie vpon me, haue pitie vpon me, O ye my friendes, for the hande of God hath touched me.

22 Why do ye persecute me as God doth and are not satisfied with my fleshe?

23 O that my wordes were now written, O that they were put in a booke,

24 And grauen with an iron penne in leade, or in stone, to continue.

25 For I am sure that my redeemer saueth, and he shall rayse vp at the latter day them that lye in the dust.

26 And though after my skinne the wormes destroy this body, yet shall I see God in my fleshe:

27 Whom I my selfe shall see, and myne eyes shall beholde, and none other for me, though my raines are consumed within me.

28 But ye saide, why is he persecuted? and there was a deepe matter in me.

29 But beware of the sworde: for the sword wylbe auenged of wickednesse, and be sure that there is a iudgement.