1. Job 19:24 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 19:24 (Summary)

Job 19:24 (ESV)

24 Oh that with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!

The most durable written records were those that were inscribed with iron on rock, and then filled with lead. In this way, Job’s words could be known by all the coming generations. They would see a man who held on to his innocence until the end.

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