Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter --
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:
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;
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
Cuwr
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 27:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Final Speech
1 And Job took up his discourse again: 2 "As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter -- 3 for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,
Names
Cross References
Job 34:5
For Job says, 'I am innocent, but God turns away my right.
Numbers 14:21
But truly, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
2 Kings 4:27
But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said, "Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The Lord has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn't tell me about it."
Ruth 1:20-21
But she replied to them, "Don't call me 'Naomi'! Call me 'Mara' because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly.
Ruth 3:13
Remain here tonight. Then in the morning, if he agrees to marry you, fine, let him do so. But if he does not want to do so, I promise, as surely as the Lord lives, to marry you. Sleep here until morning."
1 Samuel 14:39
For as surely as the Lord, the deliverer of Israel, lives, even if it turns out to be my own son Jonathan, he will certainly die!" But no one from the army said anything.
1 Samuel 14:45
But the army said to Saul, "Should Jonathan, who won this great victory in Israel, die? May it never be! As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground! For it is with the help of God that he has acted today." So the army rescued Jonathan from death.
1 Samuel 20:21
When I send a boy after them, I will say, "Go and find the arrows." If I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them,' then come back. For as surely as the Lord lives, you will be safe and there will no problem.
1 Samuel 25:26
"Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as surely as you live, it is the Lord who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal.
1 Samuel 25:34
Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives -- he who has prevented me from harming you -- if you had not come so quickly to meet me, by morning's light not even one male belonging to Nabal would have remained alive!"
2 Samuel 2:27
Joab replied, "As surely as God lives, if you had not said this, it would have been morning before the people would have abandoned pursuit of their brothers!"
1 Kings 17:1
Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command."
1 Kings 18:15
But Elijah said, "As certainly as the Lord who rules over all lives (whom I serve), I will make an appearance before him today."
Job 9:18
He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.
Job 10:3
Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
Isaiah 40:27
Why do you say, Jacob, Why do you say, Israel, "The Lord is not aware of what is happening to me, My God is not concerned with my vindication"?
Jeremiah 4:2
You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying, 'As surely as the Lord lives!' If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting."
Jeremiah 5:2
These people make promises in the name of the Lord. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."
Jeremiah 12:16
But they must make sure you learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying, "As surely as the Lord lives, I swear." If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?'