Job 19:23
Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
In Context
22Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
24That with an iron pen and lead they were graven in the rock for ever!
Cross References
Isaiah 8:1And the LORD said unto me: 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it in common script: The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth;
Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23
Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →