Job 27:2
New International Version
“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,

New Living Translation
“I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—

English Standard Version
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

Berean Standard Bible
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

King James Bible
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

New King James Version
As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

New American Standard Bible
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

NASB 1995
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

NASB 1977
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

Legacy Standard Bible
“As God lives, who has removed my justice, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

Amplified Bible
“As God lives, who has taken away my right and denied me justice, And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness and grief for my soul,

Christian Standard Bible
As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,

American Standard Version
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Living is God who has twisted up my judgment and The Almighty who spoke to my soul

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;

Contemporary English Version
I am desperate because God All-Powerful refuses to do what is right. As surely as God lives,

Douay-Rheims Bible
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath brought my soul to bitterness,

English Revised Version
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I swear an oath by God, the one who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty, who has made my life bitter:

International Standard Version
"The living God has withheld justice from me; the Almighty has made my life bitter.

JPS Tanakh 1917
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; And the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;

Literal Standard Version
“God lives! He turned aside my judgment, | And the Mighty—He made my soul bitter.

Majority Standard Bible
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

New American Bible
As God lives, who takes away my right, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,

NET Bible
"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter--

New Revised Standard Version
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

New Heart English Bible
"As God lives, who has taken away my right, Shaddai, who has made my soul bitter.

Webster's Bible Translation
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty who hath afflicted my soul;

World English Bible
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

Young's Literal Translation
God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty -- He made my soul bitter.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job Affirms His Integrity
1Job continued his discourse: 2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul— 3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,…

Cross References
Job 9:18
He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.

Job 10:3
Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?

Job 16:11
God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.

Job 19:6
then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.

Job 23:16
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

Job 34:5
For Job has declared, 'I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.

Job 35:2
"Do you think this is just? You say, 'I am more righteous than God.'


Treasury of Scripture

As God lives, who has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul;

God liveth

Numbers 14:21
But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

Ruth 3:13
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

1 Samuel 14:39,45
For, 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…

taken

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?

Job 34:5
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

Isaiah 40:27
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

vexed my soul.

Ruth 1:20,21
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me…

2 Kings 4:27
And 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.

Jump to Previous
Afflicted Almighty Bitter Bitterly Bitterness Dealt Denied Embittered Judgment Justice Life Mighty Right Ruler Soul Surely Taste Turned Vexed
Jump to Next
Afflicted Almighty Bitter Bitterly Bitterness Dealt Denied Embittered Judgment Justice Life Mighty Right Ruler Soul Surely Taste Turned Vexed
Job 27
1. Job protests his sincerity
8. The hypocrite is without hope
11. The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses














(2) As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment.--Job's faith leads him to see that, though there may be no explanation for his sufferings, yet they are laid upon him by God for purposes of His own, which are veiled from him.

Verse 2. - As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, Job has not previously introduced any form of adjuration. His "yea has been yea, and his nay nay." Now, however, under the solemn circumstances of the occasion, when he is making his last appeal to his friends for a favourable judgment, he thinks it not inappropriate to preface what he is about to say by an appeal to God as his Witness. "As God liveth," or "As the Lord liveth," was the customary oath of pious Israelites and of God-fearing men generally in the ancient world (see Judges 8:19; Ruth 3:13; 1 Samuel 14:39; 1 Samuel 20:3; 2 Samuel 4:9; 2 Samuel 12:5; 1 Kings 2:24; 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 5:20; 2 Chronicles 18:13; Jeremiah 38:16). Job adds that the God to whom he appeals is he who has "taken away," or "withheld," his judgment, i.e. who has declined to enter with him into a controversy as to the justice of his doings (Job 9:32-35; 13:31; 23:3-7). And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; or, made my soul bitter. Though he slays him, yet does Job trust in God (Job 13:15). He is his Witness, his Helper, his Redeemer (Job 19:25).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“As surely as God
אֵ֭ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

lives,
חַי־ (ḥay-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

who has deprived me of
הֵסִ֣יר (hê·sîr)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

justice,
מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י (miš·pā·ṭî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

the Almighty,
וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י (wə·šad·day)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7706: The Almighty

who has embittered
הֵמַ֥ר (hê·mar)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4843: To be, bitter

my soul,
נַפְשִֽׁי׃ (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


Links
Job 27:2 NIV
Job 27:2 NLT
Job 27:2 ESV
Job 27:2 NASB
Job 27:2 KJV

Job 27:2 BibleApps.com
Job 27:2 Biblia Paralela
Job 27:2 Chinese Bible
Job 27:2 French Bible
Job 27:2 Catholic Bible

OT Poetry: Job 27:2 As God lives who has taken away (Jb)
Job 27:1
Top of Page
Top of Page