Job 19:23

KJV

Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!

— Job 19:23, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Job Chapter 19 connects to 3 cross-references. Job delivers one of the most poignant speeches in the book, cataloguing how God has surrounded him with darkness, stripped his glory, and alienated family and friends. Amid this desolation he utters the famous declaration of hope: 'I know that …

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Other Translations

ASV

Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

YLT

Who doth grant now, That my words may be written? Who doth grant that in a book they may be graven?

BBE

If only my words might be recorded! if they might be put in writing in a book!

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