Job 27:3

(For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;)

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In The King James Version

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

In Context

2By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

4Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

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Cross References

Job 32:8But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.

Isaiah 2:22Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.

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 →

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