Job 19:23

23 “Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll,

Job 19:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
ESV
23 "Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
NLT
23 “Oh, that my words could be recorded. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,
MSG
23 "If only my words were written in a book -
CSB
23 I wish that my words were written down, that they were recorded on a scroll

Job 19:23 In-Context

21 “Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
22 Why do you pursue me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
23 “Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll,
24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever!
25 I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 17:14; S Psalms 40:7; S Isaiah 8:1; Isaiah 30:8
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