Parallel Verses

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.

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:

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 discourse, and said: 2 “As God lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,
3 as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

Cross References

Job 34:5

For Job has said, 'I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;

Numbers 14:21

But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD,

2 Kings 4:27

And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, "Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me."

Ruth 1:20-21

She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 3:13

Remain 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 14:39

For 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 14:45

Then the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die.

1 Samuel 20:21

And behold, I will send the young man, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to the young man, '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 25:26

Now 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.

1 Samuel 25:34

For as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there had not been left to Nabal so much as one male."

2 Samuel 2:27

And 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 17:1

Now 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 18:15

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

Job 9:18

he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.

Job 10:3

Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked?

Isaiah 40:27

Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God"?

Jeremiah 4:2

and 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 5:2

Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet 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 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 33:11

Say 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?

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