Job 27:1

Job continued his discourse:

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

In Context

2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

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Cross References

Numbers 24:3and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

Job 29:1And Job continued his discourse:

Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

Matthew Henry on Job 27:1

Job had sometimes complained of his friends that they were so eager in disputing that they would scarcely let him put in a word: "Suffer me that I may speak;" and, "O that you would hold your peace!" But now, it seems, they were out of breath, and left him room to say what he would. Either they were themselves convinced that Job was in the right or they despaired of convincing him that he was in the wrong; and therefore they threw away their weapons and gave up the cause. Job was too hard for them, and forced them… Read the whole commentary →

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