Job 27:3
while my life is yet in me, 1 and the breath from God is in my nostrils, 1 this is what I will do. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 taken away my justice, 1 the Almighty, who made my life bitter, 1
4My lips will not speak wickedness, 1 neither will my tongue speak deceit;
Cross References
Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man; 1 the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding. 1
Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting in man, whose life-breath is in his nostrils, 1 for what does he amount to?
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 →