Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

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

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,

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 Job continued with his discussion and said: 2 "The living God has withheld justice from me; the Almighty has made my life bitter. 3 As long as I can breathe; as long as God's breath is in my nostrils,

Cross References

Job 34:5

Now this is Job's claim: "Even though I'm innocent, God has stopped treating me righteously.

Numbers 14:21

But just as I live, and just as the whole earth will be filled with the LORD's glory,

2 Kings 4:27

As she came near the man of God on the mountain, she grabbed his feet. When Gehazi intervened to push her away, the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled! The LORD has concealed the thing from me, and hasn't informed me."

Ruth 1:20-21

But Naomi replied, "Don't call me "Naomi'! Call me "Mara'! That's because the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.

Ruth 3:13

Stay the night, and if he fulfills his duty as your related redeemer in the morning, that will be acceptable. But if he isn't inclined to do so, then, as the LORD lives, I will act as your related redeemer myself. So lie down until morning."

1 Samuel 14:39

Indeed, as the LORD who delivers Israel lives, even if the sin is with my son Jonathan, he will surely die!" Not a single one of the soldiers answered him.

1 Samuel 14:45

Then the army told Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who brought about this great deliverance in Israel? As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head will fall to the ground, because today he did this with God's help."

1 Samuel 20:21

Then I'll send a servant, saying, "Go, find the arrows.' If I specifically say to the servant, "Look, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,' then come out because it's safe for you, and, as surely as the LORD lives, there is no danger.

1 Samuel 25:26

Now, your majesty, as the LORD lives and as you live, the LORD has kept you from shedding blood and from delivering yourself by your own actions. Now, may your enemies and those seeking to do evil to your majesty be like Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:34

For as surely as the LORD God of Israel lives, the one who restrained me from harming you indeed, had you not quickly come to meet me, by dawn there wouldn't be a single male left to Nabal."

2 Samuel 2:27

Joab answered, "As God lives, if you hadn't spoken up, by morning my army would have broken off their pursuit of their own relatives."

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah the foreigner, who was an alien resident from Gilead, told Ahab, "As the LORD God of Israel lives, in whose presence I'm standing, there will be neither dew nor rain these next several years, except when I say so."

1 Kings 18:15

But Elijah promised him, "As the LORD of the Heavenly Armies lives, in whose presence I stand, I will appear to Ahab today."

Job 9:18

He won't let me catch my breath; instead, he fills me with bitterness.

Job 10:3

Does it delight you to oppress or despise what you have made, while you smile at the plans of the wicked?

Isaiah 40:27

"Jacob, why do you say and Israel, why do you complain "My predicament is hidden from the LORD, and my cause is ignored by my God.'?

Jeremiah 4:2

If you swear, "as surely as the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast."

Jeremiah 5:2

Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives,' still they are swearing falsely."

Jeremiah 12:16

If they have learned the ways of my people well, to swear by my name: "As surely as the LORD lives,' just as they once taught my people to swear by Baal, then they'll be built up among my people.

Ezekiel 33:11

"Tell them, "As certainly as I'm alive and living,' declares the Lord GOD, "I receive no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Instead, my pleasure is that the wicked repent from their behavior and live. Turn back! Turn back, all of you, from your wicked behavior! Why do you have to die, you house of Israel?'"

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