Job 19:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job cries out against the wrong done to him, yet feels unheard, with no justice answering.
What Does Job 19:7 Mean?
Job describes the agony of unanswered prayer. He cries out against the wrong of his condition, he cries aloud for vindication, but heaven seems silent and no judgment, no setting-right, comes. The verse captures the loneliness of waiting on a God who has not yet spoken.
Many faithful sufferers have stood in this place, voicing their need into what feels like silence. Scripture does not rebuke the cry; it records it. The same book of Job ends with God answering out of the whirlwind, and the gospel shows us a Savior who himself cried out and was heard. Unanswered for a season does not mean unheard forever; the Judge of all the earth will do right.
Job 19:7 in the Original Language
mishpat (מִשְׁפָּט), 'judgment' -- justice or a just verdict, the rightful setting of things in order.
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What does Job 19:7 mean?
Job cries out against the wrong done to him, yet feels unheard, with no justice answering.