Parallel Verses
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,
New American Standard Bible
And the Almighty,
King James Version
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul.
American Standard Version
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed 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
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 27:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Final Speech
1
Job continued his discourse and said,
2
“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,
As long as my life is within me,
And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,
Names
Cross References
Job 34:5
“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous [and innocent],
But God has taken away my right;
Numbers 14:21
but indeed as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
2 Kings 4:27
When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is desperate and troubled within her; and the Lord has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.”
Ruth 1:20-21
She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (sweetness); call me Mara (bitter), for the Almighty has caused me great grief and bitterness.
Ruth 3:13
Spend the night [here], and in the morning if he will redeem you, fine; let him do it. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”
1 Samuel 14:39
For as the Lord lives, who saves Israel, for even if the guilt is in my son Jonathan, he shall most certainly die.” But not one of all the people answered him.
1 Samuel 14:45
But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan, who has brought about this great victory in Israel, be put to death? Far from it! As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan and he was not put to death.
1 Samuel 20:21
And I will send a boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I specifically say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,’ then come [back to my father’s table]; for it is
1 Samuel 25:26
So now, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has prevented you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord, be as [self-destructive as] Nabal.
1 Samuel 25:34
Nevertheless, as the Lord the God of Israel lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, most certainly by the morning light there would not have been left to Nabal so much as one male.”
2 Samuel 2:27
Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, then the people certainly would have stopped pursuing their brothers in the morning.”
1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of 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 18:15
Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts (armies) lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly show myself to Ahab today.”
Job 9:18
“He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills and saturates me with bitterness.
Job 10:3
‘Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress,
To despise and reject the work of Your hands,
And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?
Isaiah 40:27
Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
Jeremiah 4:2
And if you swear [your oaths], ‘As the Lord lives,’
In truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
Then the nations will bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they will glory.”
Jeremiah 5:2
“And though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely.”
Jeremiah 12:16
And if these [neighboring nations] will diligently learn the ways of My people, to swear by My Name, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—even as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up among My people.
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back (change your way of thinking), turn back [in repentance] from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’