Job 19:27 Meaning and Explanation
“Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job declares he himself, with his own eyes, will behold God, even as his inmost being faints with longing.
What Does Job 19:27 Mean?
Job presses the personal hope home: he will see God for himself, with his own eyes, and not another, no stranger standing in his place. His inmost being, his reins, is consumed with longing for that day. The vindication he could not find among his friends he will receive face to face from God.
Faith here becomes intensely personal. Job does not merely believe God exists; he yearns to behold him with his own eyes. This is the longing Scripture promises will be satisfied, for the pure in heart shall see God, and his servants shall see his face. The same Redeemer Job trusted will one day be seen by all who love him, and the deepest ache of the human heart, to behold its God, will be fulfilled.
Job 19:27 in the Original Language
kilyah (כִּלְיָה), 'reins' -- the kidneys, taken as the seat of the deepest emotions and inmost being, the core of one's longing.
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What does Job 19:27 mean?
Job declares he himself, with his own eyes, will behold God, even as his inmost being faints with longing.