Job 27:3
as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
In Context
2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
Cross References
Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
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 →