Job 27:2

In 11 translations

BSB

“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

KJV

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;vexed…: Heb. made my soul bitter

WEB

“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

ASV

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul

LSV

“God lives! He turned aside my judgment, || And the Mighty—He made my soul bitter.

YLT

God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty — He made my soul bitter.

DBY

[As] God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,El

DRC

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath brought my soul to bitterness,

GNV

The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.

JPS

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;

LXXE

As God lives, who has thus judged me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;

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WLC

חַי־אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

LXX-Br

Ζῇ ὁ Θεὸς, ὃς οὕτω με κέκρικε, καὶ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁ πικράνας μου τὴν ψυχὴν,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 34:5For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
• 2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me…
• Numbers 14:21“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
• Ruth 1:20–21“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me. I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified…
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
• 1 Samuel 20:21Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and…
• 1 Samuel 25:26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be…
• Jeremiah 5:2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
• Isaiah 40:27Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?
• Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should…
• Ruth 3:13Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
• Jeremiah 12:16And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.
• 2 Samuel 2:27“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
• Job 9:18He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
• 1 Samuel 14:39As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
• Job 10:3Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?

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