English Standard Version
Job 27:2
2"As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
Job 27:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
- New International Version (NIV)“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—
Context of Job 27:2
1And Job again took up his discourse, and said: "As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, 3as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, 4my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
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חַי־אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 27:2
- Numbers 14:21But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord,
- Ruth 3:13Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning."
- 1 Samuel 14:39For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
- 1 Samuel 20:21And behold, I will send the boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,' then you are to come, for, as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.
- 1 Samuel 25:26Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal.
- 2 Samuel 2:27And Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."
- 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
- 1 Kings 18:15And Elijah said, "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today."
- Jeremiah 4:2and if you swear, 'As the Lord lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory."
- Jeremiah 5:2Though they say, "As the Lord lives," yet they swear falsely.
- Jeremiah 12:16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, 'As the Lord lives,' even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
- Ezekiel 33:11Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?
- Job 10:3Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked?
- Job 34:5For Job has said, 'I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;
- Isaiah 40:27Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God"?
- Ruth 1:20She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
Commentaries on Job 27:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Who hath taken away my judgment - Who has turned aside my cause, and has not permitted it to come to a hearing, where I might have justice done to me, but has abandoned me to the harsh and uncharitable judgment of my enemies? There appears to be a great want of reverence in these words of Job; he speaks with a degree of irritation, if not bitterness, which cannot be justified. No man should speak thus of his Maker.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2As God liveth - A form of solemn adjuration, or an oath by the living God. “As certainly as God lives.” It is the form by which God himself often swears; see Ezekiel 14:16; Ezekiel 33:11, and is often employed by others; 1 Samuel 20:3; 1 Samuel 25:26. Who hath taken away my judgment - Who hath rejected my cause, or who has refused me justice; that is, who has treated me as though I was guilty, and withholds from me relief. The language is forensic, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Bible allows for making a vow to the living God (Ruth 3:13; 1 Samuel 20:21; 25:26; 1 Kings 17:1; 18:15; Jeremiah 4:2). But sometimes people make silly or false vows (1 Samuel 14:39, 45; Jeremiah 5:2). Elihu later criticized Job for claiming that God deprived me of justice (Job 34:5). embittered my soul (7:11; 10:1; 21:25): Compare Naomi and the widow from Shunem after losing her son (Ruth 1:20–21; 2 Kings 4:27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (1Sa 20:3). taken away ... judgment--words unconsciously foreshadowing Jesus Christ (Is 53:8; Ac 8:33). God will not give Job his right, by declaring his innocence. vexed--Hebrew, "made bitter" (Ru 1:20).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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