Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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.

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 addeth to lift up his simile, and saith: -- 2 God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty -- He made my soul bitter. 3 For all the while my breath is in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.


Cross References

Job 34:5

For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

Numbers 14:21

and yet, I live -- and it is filled -- the whole earth -- with the honour of Jehovah;

2 Kings 4:27

And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, 'Let her alone, for her soul is bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden it from me, and hath not declared it to me.'

Ruth 1:20-21

And she saith unto them, 'Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,

Ruth 3:13

Lodge to night, and it hath been in the morning, if he doth redeem thee, well: he redeemeth; and if he delight not to redeem thee, then I have redeemed thee -- I; Jehovah liveth! lie down till the morning.'

1 Samuel 14:39

for, Jehovah liveth, who is saving Israel: surely if it be in Jonathan my son, surely he doth certainly die;' and none is answering him out of all the people.

1 Samuel 14:45

And the people say unto Saul, 'Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel? -- a profanation! Jehovah liveth, if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth, for with God he hath wrought this day;' and the people rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died.

1 Samuel 20:21

and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows are on this side of thee -- take them, -- then come thou, for peace is for thee, and there is nothing; Jehovah liveth.

1 Samuel 25:26

and now, my lord, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, in that Jehovah hath withheld thee from coming in with blood, and to save thy hand to thee -- now let thine enemies be as Nabal, even those seeking evil unto my lord.

1 Samuel 25:34

And yet, Jehovah liveth, God of Israel, who hath kept me back from doing evil with thee, for unless thou hadst hasted, and dost come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal till the light of the morning, of those sitting on the wall.'

2 Samuel 2:27

And Joab saith, 'God liveth! for unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from the morning had the people gone up each from after his brother.'

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'

1 Kings 18:15

And Elijah saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely to-day I appear unto him.'

Job 9:18

He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.

Job 10:3

Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

Isaiah 40:27

Why sayest thou, O Jacob? and speakest thou, O Israel? 'My way hath been hid from Jehovah, And from my God my judgment passeth over.'

Jeremiah 4:2

And thou hast sworn -- Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.

Jeremiah 5:2

And if they say, 'Jehovah liveth,' Surely to a falsehood they swear.

Jeremiah 12:16

And it hath come to pass, If they learn well the ways of My people, To swear by My name, 'Jehovah liveth,' As they taught My people to swear by Baal, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say unto them, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I delight not in the death of the wicked, But -- in the turning of the wicked from his way, And he hath lived, Turn back, turn back, from your evil ways, Yea, why do ye die, O house of Israel?

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