But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.
- KJV For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
- NKJV For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;
- NASB “Yet as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last, He will take His stand on the earth.
- NLT “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last.
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Quick answer
Job declares, 'I know that my Redeemer lives,' confident his Vindicator will at last stand upon the earth. This is the soaring high point of his faith amid suffering.
Overview
From the depths of despair Job rises to triumphant assurance that a living Redeemer (a kinsman-vindicator) will ultimately rise to defend him and set things right. Christians have long heard in these words a foreshadowing of Christ, the living Redeemer who stands upon the earth and will return in glory. Job's confidence that his Vindicator lives finds its fullness in the risen Jesus, who lives forever to redeem his people (Revelation 1:18).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Eph 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Isa 54:5For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- Ps 78:35And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
- Ps 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- Prov 23:11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
- John 5:22–29Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- Isa 59:20–21“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
- Jer 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
- Isa 43:14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
- Job 16:19Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
- Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
- Job 33:23–24Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
- Gen 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Gen 22:18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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