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and the Almighty, <i>who</i> hath vexed my soul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“<i>As</i> God lives, <i>who</i> has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, <i>who</i> has made my soul bitter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“As God lives, who has removed my justice, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“As God lives, who has taken away my right <i>and</i> denied me justice, And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness <i>and</i> grief for my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am desperate because God All-Powerful refuses to do what is right. As surely as God lives, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I swear an oath by God, the one who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty, who has made my life bitter:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The living God has withheld justice from me; the Almighty has made my life bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice?the Almighty, who has embittered my soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"As God lives, who has taken away my right, Shaddai, who has made my soul bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty who hath afflicted my soul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“God lives! He turned aside my judgment, "" And the Mighty—He made my soul bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty -- He made my soul bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />God lives, he removed my judgment; and the Almighty embittered my soul;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath brought my soul to bitterness, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has led my soul to bitterness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As God lives, who takes away my right, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As God lives, who has wronged my judgment, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Living is God who has twisted up my judgment and The Almighty who spoke to my soul<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; And the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>As</i> God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/27-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3941" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">Job Affirms His Integrity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Job continued his discourse: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">“As surely as God</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay- (N-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">lives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hê·sîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">who has deprived me of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Judgment. ">justice—</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: wə·šad·day (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">the Almighty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843: hê·mar (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be bitter. A primitive root; properly, to trickle; but used only as a denominative from mar; to be bitter.">who has embittered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul—</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a></span><br />saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a></span><br />“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15</a></span><br />Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-6.htm">Job 19:6</a></span><br />then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10-12</a></span><br />Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. / My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside. / I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-6.htm">Job 31:6</a></span><br />let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5-6</a></span><br />For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice. / Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7</a></span><br />After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a></span><br />Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a></span><br />He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Psalm 7:8-9</a></span><br />The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity. / Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-20.htm">Psalm 18:20-24</a></span><br />The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. / For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. / For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. / Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a></span><br />He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Psalm 73:13-14</a></span><br />Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands. / For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As God lives, who has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul;</p><p class="hdg">God liveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-21.htm">Numbers 14:21</a></b></br> But <i>as</i> truly <i>as</i> I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/3-13.htm">Ruth 3:13</a></b></br> Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, <i>that</i> if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, <i>as</i> the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">1 Samuel 14:39,45</a></b></br> For, <i>as</i> the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But <i>there was</i> not a man among all the people <i>that</i> answered him… </p><p class="hdg">taken</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-3.htm">Job 10:3</a></b></br> <i>Is it</i> good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5</a></b></br> For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Isaiah 40:27</a></b></br> Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?</p><p class="hdg">vexed my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/1-20.htm">Ruth 1:20,21</a></b></br> And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">2 Kings 4:27</a></b></br> And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul <i>is</i> vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid <i>it</i> from me, and hath not told me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/24-14.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/job/24-1.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/job/6-15.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/job/6-10.htm">Denied</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-8.htm">Embittered</a> <a href="/job/24-1.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/19-7.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/24-22.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/24-1.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/23-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/12-11.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Vexed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/29-12.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/job/27-10.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-10.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Denied</a> <a href="/psalms/73-21.htm">Embittered</a> <a href="/job/29-14.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/29-14.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/27-8.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/27-11.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/27-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/27-10.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/27-8.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/27-4.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/job/28-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Vexed</a><div class="vheading2">Job 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-1.htm">Job protests his sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-8.htm">The hypocrite is without hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-11.htm">The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As surely as God lives</b><br>This phrase is an oath, affirming the certainty and seriousness of Job's statement. In the ancient Near Eastern context, invoking the life of a deity was a common way to assert truthfulness. Job's use of "God" here reflects his unwavering belief in God's existence and sovereignty, despite his suffering. This echoes similar affirmations found in other parts of Scripture, such as in <a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">1 Samuel 14:39</a> and <a href="/2_corinthians/1-23.htm">2 Corinthians 1:23</a>, where oaths are made in the name of God to emphasize truth.<p><b>who has deprived me of justice</b><br>Job feels wronged and perceives that God has denied him justice. This reflects the central theme of the Book of Job: the struggle to understand suffering and divine justice. In the cultural context of the time, justice was often seen as a direct reflection of one's righteousness or sinfulness. Job's assertion challenges this notion, as he maintains his innocence. This theme is explored throughout the book, particularly in Job's dialogues with his friends, who argue that suffering is a result of sin (<a href="/job/4-7.htm">Job 4:7-8</a>).<p><b>the Almighty, who has embittered my soul</b><br>The term "Almighty" (Shaddai) emphasizes God's power and might. Job acknowledges God's omnipotence, even as he laments his own bitterness. This bitterness is a natural human response to profound suffering and loss, as seen in Job's earlier laments (<a href="/job/3-20.htm">Job 3:20-26</a>). Theologically, this phrase highlights the tension between God's sovereignty and human suffering, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, including in the Psalms of lament (e.g., <a href="/psalms/13.htm">Psalm 13</a>). Job's experience can be seen as a type of Christ, who also suffered unjustly and expressed deep anguish (<a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a>), yet ultimately trusted in God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (The Almighty)</a></b><br>Referred to as the one who has deprived Job of justice and embittered his soul. In the context of Job, God is sovereign and ultimately in control of all events.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The event of Job's immense personal loss, physical affliction, and the subsequent dialogues with his friends, which form the backdrop of this verse.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_god's_sovereignty.htm">Acknowledging God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's statement, "As surely as God lives," reflects his acknowledgment of God's ultimate authority, even amidst personal injustice and suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's experience reminds believers that suffering is a part of the human condition, and it does not always correlate with personal sin or divine disfavor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/maintaining_integrity.htm">Maintaining Integrity</a></b><br>Despite his circumstances, Job maintains his integrity and continues to speak truthfully about his experiences and feelings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_divine_justice.htm">The Mystery of Divine Justice</a></b><br>Job's lament about being deprived of justice invites believers to trust in God's wisdom and timing, even when His ways are beyond human understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_honesty_in_prayer.htm">Emotional Honesty in Prayer</a></b><br>Job's candid expression of his embittered soul encourages believers to be honest with God about their emotions and struggles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_27_2_claim_god_is_unjust.htm">In Job 27:2, how can Job accuse God of injustice when other Scriptures assert God’s perfect fairness? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_27_13-23_at_odds_with_god's_grace.htm">Does the portrayal of divine retribution in Job 27:13-23 conflict with the idea of God's grace demonstrated elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_injustices_persist_if_karma_is_true.htm">If 'a man reaps what he sows' (Galatians 6:7) is universally true, why do injustices and unmerited suffering persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_30_19_align_with_god's_justice.htm">Job 30:19 - How does the depiction of God casting Job into the 'mire' align with other biblical passages that portray God as just and merciful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment.</span>--Job's faith leads him to see that, though there may be no explanation for his sufferings, yet they are laid upon him by God for purposes of His own, which are veiled from him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As</span> <span class="cmt_word">God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment</span>, Job has not previously introduced any form of adjuration. His "yea has been yea, and his nay nay." Now, however, under the solemn circumstances of the occasion, when he is making his last appeal to his friends for a favourable judgment, he thinks it not inappropriate to preface what he is about to say by an appeal to God as his Witness. "As God liveth," or "As the Lord liveth," was the customary oath of pious Israelites and of God-fearing men generally in the ancient world (see <a href="/judges/8-19.htm">Judges 8:19</a>; <a href="/ruth/3-13.htm">Ruth 3:13</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">1 Samuel 14:39</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">1 Samuel 20:3</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/4-9.htm">2 Samuel 4:9</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">2 Samuel 12:5</a>; <a href="/1_kings/2-24.htm">1 Kings 2:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">2 Kings 5:20</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/18-13.htm">2 Chronicles 18:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-16.htm">Jeremiah 38:16</a>). Job adds that the God to whom he appeals is he who has "taken away," or "withheld," his judgment, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> who has declined to enter with him into a controversy as to the justice of his doings (<a href="/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32-35</a>; 13:31; 23:3-7). <span class="cmt_word">And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul</span>; or, <span class="accented">made my soul bitter.</span> Though he slays him, yet does Job trust in God (<a href="/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15</a>). He is his Witness, his Helper, his Redeemer (<a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/27-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“As surely as God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֭ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lives,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who has deprived me of</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵסִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(hê·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justice,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Almighty,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who has embittered</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(hê·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4843.htm">Strong's 4843: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, bitter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my soul,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/27-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 27:2 As God lives who has taken away (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/27-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 27:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 27:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/27-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 27:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 27:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>