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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And Job continued his discourse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Job continued speaking:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Job again took up his discourse, and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Job continued his discourse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Job again took up his discourse and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Job continued his discourse and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Job continued his discourse and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Job continued to lift up his discourse and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Job continued his discourse and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Job continued his discourse, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Job continued his discourse, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Job again took up his parable, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Job said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Job again took up his parable, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Job continued his poems and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Job continued with his discussion and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Job continued his discourse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And Job took up his discourse again: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Job again took up his parable, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover, Job continued his parable, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Job again took up his parable, and said, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Job adds to lift up his allegory and says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith: -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Job will add to take up his parable, and say,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Job also added, taking up his parable, and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Job took up his theme again and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Job again took up his discourse and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />MOREOVER Job continued his parable, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Job added to speak his parable and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Job again took up his parable, and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Job further continued and said in his parable,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/27-1.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=3940" 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><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/347.htm" title="347: ’î·yō·wḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A patriarch. From 'ayab; hated; Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience.">Job</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śə·’êṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: way·yō·sep̄ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">continued</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912: mə·šā·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A proverb, parable. ">his discourse:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—…<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/29-1.htm">Job 29:1</a></span><br />And Job continued his discourse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18</a></span><br />See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-29.htm">Job 6:29</a></span><br />Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-35.htm">Job 31:35</a></span><br />(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-23.htm">Job 19:23-24</a></span><br />I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book, / by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-4.htm">Job 23:4</a></span><br />I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-20.htm">Job 9:20-21</a></span><br />Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty. / Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Job 16:17</a></span><br />yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-8.htm">Job 33:8-12</a></span><br />Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: / ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me. / Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7-9</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. / So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.” / So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Psalm 7:3-5</a></span><br />O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands, / if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, / then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Psalm 17:1-3</a></span><br />A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit. / May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right. / You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.<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/35-11.htm">Psalm 35:11-14</a></span><br />Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about. / They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul. / Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-7.htm">Isaiah 50:7-9</a></span><br />Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame. / The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me! / Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,</p><p class="hdg">continued.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-9.htm">Addeth</a> <a href="/esther/2-20.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Discourse</a> <a href="/job/26-1.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/22-26.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/job/24-24.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/numbers/24-23.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/29-1.htm">Addeth</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Discourse</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/job/28-22.htm">Word</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>Job continued his discourse:</b><br>Job, a man of great faith and integrity, is in the midst of a profound dialogue with his friends. This phrase marks the continuation of his response to the accusations and misunderstandings of his companions. Job's discourse is a part of a larger poetic and philosophical debate about suffering and divine justice. The term "discourse" suggests a formal and reasoned argument, indicating Job's attempt to articulate his understanding of his situation and his steadfastness in maintaining his innocence. This is a pivotal moment in the narrative, as Job is not only defending himself but also exploring the nature of God and human suffering. The structure of the Book of Job, with its cycles of speeches, reflects the ancient Near Eastern literary style, where wisdom literature often took the form of dialogues or discourses. This continuation signifies Job's resilience and determination to seek truth and justice, despite his immense suffering.<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/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_discourse.htm">Job's Discourse</a></b><br>This refers to the speeches and dialogues Job delivers throughout the book, expressing his thoughts, emotions, and theological reflections amidst his trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a></b><br>Job's continued discourse emphasizes the importance of maintaining integrity even when facing severe trials. Christians are called to uphold their values and faith regardless of circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_speech_in_faith.htm">The Role of Speech in Faith</a></b><br>Job's speeches throughout the book demonstrate the significance of articulating one's faith and struggles. Believers are encouraged to express their thoughts and emotions to God honestly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_through_trials.htm">Perseverance Through Trials</a></b><br>Job's account is a powerful reminder of the need for perseverance. Christians are encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith, trusting in God's ultimate justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's experiences invite believers to explore the complex nature of suffering and the sovereignty of God. It challenges Christians to seek wisdom and understanding in their own trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_counsel.htm">Community and Counsel</a></b><br>Job's interactions with his friends highlight the importance of community and the need for wise counsel. Believers should seek and offer support grounded in biblical truth.<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/leviathan_in_job_vs._other_sea_creatures.htm">How does the portrayal of Leviathan in Job 41 align or conflict with other biblical references to large sea creatures (e.g., Psalm 104:26 or Isaiah 27:1)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_unchecked_injustice.htm">In Job 24:1, why does God allow human injustice to continue unchecked, contradicting His supposed omnipotence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_11_12_align_with_genesis.htm">Job 11:12 likens humans to wild donkeys; how does this align with Genesis' teaching that humans reflect God's image?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</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>XXVII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Job continued</span> <span class= "bld">his parable.</span>--The remainder of Job's speech--now, for the first time, called his <span class= "ital">parable</span>--consists of his determination not to renounce his righteousness (<a href="/context/job/27-2.htm" title="As God lives, who has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul;">Job 27:2-6</a>); his own estimate of the fate of the wicked (<a href="/context/job/27-7.htm" title="Let my enemy be as the wicked, and he that rises up against me as the unrighteous.">Job 27:7-23</a>); his magnificent estimate of the nature of wisdom (Job 28); his comparison of his former life (Job 29) with that of his present experience (Job 30); his final declaration of his innocent and irreproachable conduct (Job 31).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-23.</span> - This chapter divides itself into three distinct portions. In the first, which extends to the end of ver. 6, Job is engaged in maintaining, with the utmost possible solemnity (ver. 2), both his actual integrity (ver. 6) and his determination to hold fast his integrity as long as he lives (vers. 4-6). In the second (vers. 7-10) he implicates a curse upon his enemies. In the third (vers. 11-23) he returns to the consideration of God's treatment of the wicked, and retracts the view which he had maintained controversially in <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2-24</a>, with respect to their prosperity, impunity, and equalization with the righteous in death. The retractation is so complete, the concessions are so large, that some have been induced to question whether they can possibly have been made by Job, and have been led on to suggest that we have here a third speech of Zophar's, such as "the symmetry of the general form" requires, which by accident or design has been transferred from him to Job. But the improbability of such a transfer, considering how in the Book of Job the speech of each separate interlocutor is introduced, is palpable; the dissimilarity between the speech and the other utterances of Zophar is striking; and (;he judgment of two such liberal critics as Ewald and Renan, that the passage is rightly placed, and rightly assigned to Job, should set all doubt at rest, and make an end of controversy (see Mr. Froude's 'Short Studies on Great Subjects,' vol. 1 pp. 315, 316; and Canon Cook's "Introduction to the Book of Job," in the 'Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 7). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moreover Job continued his parable, and said</span>. The word translated "parable" (<span class="hebrew">משׁל</span>) is only used previously in <a href="/numbers/23.htm">Numbers 23</a>, and 24. It is thought to "comprehend all discourses in which the results of discursive thought are concisely or figuratively expressed" (Cook). The introduction of a new term seems to imply that the present discourse occupies a position different from that of all the preceding ones. It is not tentative, controversial, or emotional, but expresses the deliberate judgment of the patriarch on the subjects discussed in it. Note the repetition of the term in <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Job 29:1</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/27-1.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">Then Job</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֭יּוֹב</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Job -- a patriarch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continued</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his discourse</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשָׁל֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šā·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pithy maxim, a simile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/27-1.htm">Job 27:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/27-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 27:1 Job again took up his parable (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/27-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 27:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 27:2" /></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>