Job 19 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version
Job 19
1But Job answered and said:
2How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?
3These ten times have ye reviled me; Without shame do ye stun me!
4And be it, indeed, that I have erred, My error abideth with myself.
5Since, indeed, ye magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach,
6Know then that it is God who hath brought me low; He hath encompassed me with his net.
7Behold, I complain of wrong, but receive no answer; I cry aloud, but obtain no justice.
8He hath fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
9He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
10He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone! He hath torn up my hope like a tree.
11He kindleth his anger against me, And counteth me as his enemy.
12His troops advance together against me; They throw up for themselves a way to me, And encamp around my dwelling.
13My brethren he hath put far from me, And my acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
14My kinsfolk have forsaken me, And my bosom friends have forgotten me.
15The foreigners of my house, yea, my own maid-servants, regard me as a stranger; I am an alien in their eyes.
16I call my servant, and he maketh no answer; With my own mouth do I entreat him.
17My breath is become strange to my wife, And my prayers also to my own mother’s sons.
18Even young children despise me; When I rise up, they speak against me.
19All my bosom friends abhor me, And they whom I loved are turned against me.
20My bones cleave to my flesh and my skin, And I have scarcely escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21Have pity upon me, O ye my friends! have pity upon me; For the hand of God hath smitten me!
22Why do ye persecute me like God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
23O that my words were now written! O that they were marked down in a scroll!
24That with an iron pen, and with lead, They were engraven upon the rock for ever!
25Yet I know that my Vindicator liveth, And will hereafter stand up on the earth;
26And though with my skin this body be wasted away, Yet without my flesh shall I see God.
27Yea, I shall see him my friend; My eyes shall behold him, and not another: For this, my soul panteth within me.
28Since ye say, "How may we persecute him, And find grounds of accusation against him?"
29Be ye afraid of the sword! For malice is a crime for the sword; That ye may know that judgment cometh.
Job 19
1Then Job answered and said,
2How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
3These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
4And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
10He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
12His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
13He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
14My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
15They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
16I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
17My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.
18Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
22Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
23Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
24That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
27Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
28But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
29Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Understanding Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version in Job 19
Noyes Translation (1869) (Noyes)
A scholarly 1869 translation by George R. Noyes, aiming for precision and literary beauty. Known for its distinct Unitarian perspective and separate translation of poetical books like Psalms.
King James Version (KJV)
The classic 1611 English translation known for its majestic prose and literary influence. Ideal for traditional study and memorization thanks to its formal style. A foundational English Bible used for centuries.
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Key Comparison: Job 19:16
"I call my servant, and he maketh no answer; With my own mouth do I entreat him."
"I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth."
