Job 27:7
Let mine enemy be as the rasha (evildoer), 1 and he that riseth up against me as unrighteous. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
In Context
6My tzedakah I hold fast, and will not let it go; 1 my lev shall not reproach for any of my days. 1
8For what is the tikveh of the chanef, when He cutteth off, 1 when Eloah taketh away, his nefesh? 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:26Now therefore, adoni, as Hashem liveth, and as thy nefesh liveth, seeing Hashem hath held thee back from coming to shed dahm, and from avenging thyself with thine own yad, now let thine oyevim, and they that seek ra'ah for adoni, be as Naval.
Daniel 4:19It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto Shomayim, and thy dominion to the end of ha'aretz.
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 →