Job 27:3
(For my life is yet whole in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;)
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
In Context
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
4Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Cross References
Job 32:8But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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 →