Job 27:3
as long as my breath remains in me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
In Context
2As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has led my soul to bitterness,
4my lips will not speak iniquity, nor will my tongue devise lies.
Cross References
Job 32:8But I see now that there is only breath in men, and that it is the inspiration of the Almighty that gives understanding.
Isaiah 2:22Therefore, rest away from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he considers himself to be exalted.
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 →