Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“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,

Bible in Basic English

By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

Darby Translation

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,

Julia Smith Translation

God lives, he removed my judgment; and the Almighty embittered my soul;

King James 2000

As God lives, who has taken away my right; and the Almighty, who has made bitter my soul;

Lexham Expanded Bible

"{As God lives}, he has removed my justice, and Shaddai has made my inner self bitter.

Modern King James verseion

As God lives, He has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty has made my soul bitter.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"As truly as God liveth, which hath taken away my power from me; and the Almighty, that hath vexed my mind;

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

As GOD liveth who hath taken away my right, even the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul;

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty -- He made my soul bitter.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
As God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

and the Almighty
שׁדּי 
Shadday 
Usage: 48

References

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

Job Continues His Final Speech

1 And Job again took up his parable, and said, 2 As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul. 3 (For my life is yet whole in me. And the spirit of God is in my nostrils.)


Cross References

Job 34:5

For Job has said, I am righteous, and God has taken away my right.

Numbers 14:21

but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of LORD,

2 Kings 4:27

And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away, but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her, and LORD has hid it from me, and has n

Ruth 1:20-21

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 3:13

Remain this night, and it shall be in the morning that if he will perform to 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 I will do the part of a kinsman

1 Samuel 14:39

For, as 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 14:45

And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it. As LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has wrought with God this day. So the peop

1 Samuel 20:21

And, behold, I will send the lad, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them, and come, for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as LORD lives.

1 Samuel 25:26

Now therefore, my lord, as LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, since LORD has withheld thee from blood guiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, b

1 Samuel 25:34

For in very deed, as LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from hurting thee, unless thou had hastened and come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child.

2 Samuel 2:27

And Joab said, As God lives unless thou had spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone up every man from followed his brother.

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

1 Kings 18:15

And Elijah said, As LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.

Job 9:18

He will not allow me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.

Job 10:3

Is it good to thee that thou should oppress, that thou should despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Isaiah 40:27

Why do thou say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, My way is hid from LORD. And the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?

Jeremiah 5:2

And though they say, As LORD lives, surely they swear falsely.

Jeremiah 12:16

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As 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 33:11

Say to them, As I live, says lord LORD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, but that the wicked man turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways, for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

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