Job 19:26-28

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²⁶After I leave my body and my skin has been destroyed,
    I know I will still see God.
²⁷I will see him with my own eyes.
    I myself, not someone else, will see God.
    And I cannot tell you how excited that makes me feel!^[a]

²⁸“Maybe you will say, ‘How can we push Job a little harder
and make him realize that he is the source of his problems?’

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Job 19:27 Or “And in the end, he will stand here on earth and defend me, ²⁶even after my skin has been destroyed. But I want to see God while I am still in my body. ²⁷I want to see him with my own eyes, not through someone else’s eyes. And I cannot tell you how much I want this to happen!”