KJV King James Version
[As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;
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Job 27:2
[As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
WEB World English Bible
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter.
ASV American Standard Version
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty—He made my soul bitter.
Surrounding context — Job 27
1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2 [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;
3 All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
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Job 34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.Numbers 14:21But [as] truly [as] I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.2 Kings 4:27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.Ezekiel 33:11Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?Isaiah 40:27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?Jeremiah 12:16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.1 Samuel 20:21And, behold, I will send a lad, [saying], Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows [are] on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for [there is] peace to thee, and no hurt; [as] the LORD liveth.Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.Ruth 1:20-21And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.Jeremiah 5:2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.1 Samuel 14:39For, [as] the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But [there was] not a man among all the people [that] answered him.1 Kings 18:15And Elijah said, [As] the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.2 Samuel 2:27And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.Job 9:18He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.1 Samuel 14:45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: [as] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.1 Samuel 25:34For in very deed, [as] the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.Job 10:3[Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
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