1 Then Job answered and said:
2 How long will you vex my soul, grind me down with words?
3 These ten times you have reviled me, have assailed me without shame!
4 Be it indeed that I am at fault and that my fault remains with me,
5 Even so, if you would vaunt yourselves against me and cast up to me any reproach,
6 Know then that God has dealt unfairly with me, and compassed me round with his net.
7 If I cry out "Injustice!" I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no redress.
8 He has barred my way and I cannot pass; he has veiled my path in darkness;
9 He has stripped me of my glory, and taken the diadem from my brow.
10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone; my hope he has uprooted like a tree.
11 His wrath he has kindled against me; he counts me among his enemies.
12 His troops advance as one man; they build up their road to attack me, and they encamp around my tent.
13 My brethren have withdrawn from me, and my friends are wholly estranged.
14 My kinsfolk and companions neglect me, and my guests have forgotten me.
15 Even my handmaids treat me as a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.
16 I call my servant, but he gives no answer, though in my speech I plead with him.
17 My breath is abhorred by my wife; I am loathsome to the men of my family.
18 The young children, too, despise me; when I appear, they speak against me.
19 All my intimate friends hold me in horror; those whom I loved have turned against me!
20 My bones cleave to my skin, and I have escaped with my flesh between my teeth.
21 Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me!
22 Why do you hound me as though you were divine, and insatiably prey upon me?
23 Oh, would that my words were written down! Would that they were inscribed in a record:
24 That with an iron chisel and with lead they were cut in the rock forever!
25 But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives, and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust;
26 And from my flesh I shall see God; my inmost being is consumed with longing.
27 Whom I myself shall see: my own eyes, not another's, shall behold him,
28 But you who say, "How shall we persecute him, seeing that the root of the matter is found in him?"
29 Be afraid of the sword for yourselves, for these crimes deserve the sword; that you may know that there is a judgment.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 19:
Job 19 is a chapter in which Job expresses his anguish and despair at his situation, crying out for compassion and justice. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Psalm 34:18: "Near the lord of those who have a broken heart and save those of the oppressed spirit." This verse talks about how God is close to those who suffer and feel oppressed, offering them salvation and comfort.
Isaiah 61:1: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the meek; he sent me to restore the contrite of heart, to proclaim liberation to the captives and to free the handcuffs . " This verse talks about the Messiah's mission to bring hope and restoration to those who suffer.
Psalm 88:14-15: "Why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me? I am overwhelmed since the youth and I have been suffering your terrors; I am desperate." This psalm presents a prayer of despair similar to Job's, in which the psalmist calls for God's help in the face of his anguish.
Isaiah 49:15-16: "Can a chance a woman to forget about her baby who still breastfeeds, so that he does not pity him, the son of his womb? I will not forget you. Behold, in the palms of my hands I recorded you; your walls are continually before me. " This verse talks about God's love and care for his children, showing that he never leaves them or forgets.
Psalm 31:9: "You go to me, Lord, because I am distressed; consumed my eyes, my soul, and my body are in sadness." This psalm presents a prayer similar to that of Job, in which the psalmist calls for compassion in the face of his anguish and suffering.
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