Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They were engraved in the rock forever!
King James Version
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Holman Bible
by an iron stylus and lead!
International Standard Version
using an iron stylus with lead for ink! Then they'd be engraved in rock forever.
A Conservative Version
that they were engraved in the rock forever with an iron pen and lead!
American Standard Version
That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever!
Amplified
“That with an iron stylus and [molten] lead
They were engraved in the rock forever!
Bible in Basic English
And with an iron pen and lead be cut into the rock for ever!
Darby Translation
That with an iron style and lead they were graven in the rock for ever!
Julia Smith Translation
They shall be cut in the rock with a style of iron and lead, forever.
King James 2000
That they were engraved with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever!
Lexham Expanded Bible
[That] with a pen of iron and [with] lead they might be engraved on a rock forever!
Modern King James verseion
Oh that they were cut with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
would God they were graven with an iron pen in lead or in stone.
NET Bible
that with an iron chisel and with lead they were engraved in a rock forever!
New Heart English Bible
That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever.
The Emphasized Bible
That, with a stylus of iron and with lead, for all time - in the rock, they could be graven!
Webster
That they were graven with an iron pen in lead, in the rock for ever!
World English Bible
That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!
Youngs Literal Translation
With a pen of iron and lead -- For ever in a rock they may be hewn.
Themes
Iron » Made into » Graving tools
Job » Faith strained but victorious
Lead » Used in making inscriptions on stone
Pillars » Of memorial » Often had inscriptions
Interlinear
Chatsab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 19:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
I Am Forgotten
23
I wish now my words were written. I wish they were inscribed on a scroll.
24
They were engraved in the rock forever!
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 17:1
Jehovah says: Judah's sin is written with an iron pen. It is engraved with a diamond point on the tablet of their hearts and on the horns (strength) (authority) of their altars.
Exodus 28:11-12
Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the same way a jeweler engraves a signet ring. Mount them in gold settings.
Exodus 28:21
The stones represent the twelve sons of Israel, by name, each stone engraved like a signet ring with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
Exodus 32:16
God made the tablets and engraved the commandments on them.
Deuteronomy 27:2-3
This is the way it will be on the day when you cross the Jordan to the land that Jehovah your God gives you. You will set up for yourself large stones and coat them with lime
Deuteronomy 27:8
Write on the stones all the words of the Law very distinctly.