Job 27:2
By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
In Context
1And Job again took up the word and said,
3(For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;)
Cross References
Numbers 14:21But truly, as I am living, and as all the earth will be full of the glory of the Lord;
Ruth 3:13Take your rest here tonight; and in the morning, if he will do for you what it is right for a relation to do, very well, let him do so: but if he will not, then by the living Lord I myself will do so.
1 Samuel 14:45And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death.
1 Samuel 25:26So now, my lord, by the living God and by your living soul, seeing that the Lord has kept you from the crime of blood and from taking into your hands the punishment for your wrongs, may all your haters, and those who would do evil to my lord, be like Nabal.
2 Samuel 2:27And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.
1 Kings 18:15And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:2-7
Job's Protestation of His Sincerity. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so… Read the whole commentary →