Job 27:3
Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
In Context
2The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.
4My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.
Cross References
Job 32:8Surely there is a spirite in man, but the inspiration of the Almightie giueth vnderstanding.
Isaiah 2:22Cease you from the man whose breath is in his nostrels: for wherein is he to be esteemed?
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 →