NASB — Job 27 — KJV

Job Affirms His Righteousness

1 Then Job° Icontinued°° his adiscourse° and said°,
  2 “As God° lives°, awho has taken° away° my right°,
  And the Almighty°, bwho has embittered° my soul°,
  3 For as long°° as Ilife° is in me,
  And the IIabreath° of God° is in my nostrils°,
  4 My lips° certainly° will not speak° unjustly°,
  Nor° will amy tongue° mutter° deceit°.
  5 “Far° be it from me that I should declare° you right°;
  Till° I die° aI will not put° away° my integrity° from me.
  6 “I ahold° fast° my righteousness° and will not let° it go°.
  My heart° does not reproach° any° of my days°.

[1] IOr again took up aJb 13:12; 29:1
[2] aJb 16:11; 34:5 bJb 9:18
[3] ILit breath IIOr spirit aJb 32:8; 33:4
[4] aJb 6:28; 33:3
[5] aJb 6:29
[6] aJb 2:3; 13:18

The State of the Godless

  7 ¶ “May my enemy° be as the wicked°
  And Imy opponent° as the unjust°.
  8 “For what° is athe hope° of the godless° Iwhen° he is cut° off°,
  When° God° requires° bhis IIlife°?
  9 “Will God° ahear° his cry°
  When° bdistress° comes° upon him?
  10 “Will he take° adelight° in the Almighty°?
  Will he call° on God° at all° times°?
  11 “I will instruct° you in the Ipower° of God°;
  What° is with the Almighty° I will not conceal°.
  12 “Behold°, all° of you have seen° [it];
  Why° then° do you Iact° foolishly°?

[7] ILit he who rises up against me
[8] IOr though he gains IILit soul aJb 8:13; 11:20 bJb 12:10
[9] aJb 35:12, 13; Ps 18:41; Pv 1:28; Is 1:15; Jr 14:12; Mi 3:4 bPv 1:27
[10] aJb 22:26, 27; Ps 37:4; Is 58:14
[11] ILit hand
[12] IOr speak vanity

  13 ¶ “This° is athe portion° of a wicked° man° from God°,
  And the inheritance° [which] btyrants° receive° from the Almighty°.
  14 “Though° his sons° are many°, Ithey are destined afor the sword°;
  And his bdescendants° will not be satisfied° with bread°.
  15 “His survivors° will be buried° because of the plague°,
  And Itheir awidows° will not be able to weep°.
  16 “Though° he piles° up silver° like dust°
  And prepares° garments° as [plentiful as] the clay°,
  17 He may prepare° [it], abut the just° will wear° [it]
  And the innocent° will divide° the silver°.
  18 “He has built° his ahouse° like the Ispider’s web,
  Or as a hut° [which] the watchman° has made°.
  19 “He lies° down° rich°, but never° Iagain°;
  He opens° his eyes°, and ait is no° longer°.
  20aTerrors° overtake° him like a flood°;
  A tempest° steals° him away° bin the night°.
  21 “The east° awind° carries° him away, and he is gone°,
  For it whirls° him baway° from his place°.
  22 “For it will hurl° at him awithout° sparing°;
  He will surely° try to bflee° from its Ipower°.
  23 “[Men] will clap° their hands° at him
  And will ahiss° him from his place°.

[13] aJb 20:29 bJb 15:20
[14] ILit the sword is for them aJb 15:22; 18:19 bJb 20:10
[15] ISo ancient versions; Heb his aPs 78:64
[17] aJb 20:18-21
[18] ISo ancient versions; Heb moth aJb 8:15; 18:14
[19] ISo ancient versions; Heb will be gathered aJb 7:8, 21; 20:7
[20] aJb 15:21 bJb 20:8; 34:20
[21] aJb 21:18 bJb 7:10
[22] ILit hand aJr 13:14; Ezk 5:11; 24:14 bJb 11:20
[23] aJb 18:18; 20:8


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Job protesteth his sincerety.

1 ¶ Moreover² Jobº continuedº¹ªª his parable,º and said,ºª 2 [As] Godº liveth,º [who] hath taken awayºª my judgment;º and the Almighty,º [who] hath vexedºª my soul;º 3 All² the whileº my breathº [is] in me, and the spiritº of Godº [is] in my nostrils;º 4 My lipsº shall not² speakºª wickedness,º nor² my tongueº utterºª deceit.º 5 God forbidº that² I should justifyºª you: till² I dieºª I will not² removeºª mine integrityº from² me. 6 My righteousnessº I hold¹ª fast,² and will not² let it go:ºª my heartº shall not² reproachºª [me] so long as I live.º² 7 Let mine enemyºª be² as the wicked,º and he that riseth up¹ª against² me as the unrighteous.º

[1] Nu 23:7; 24:3, 15; Ps 49:4; 78:2; Pv 26:7.
[2] Nu 14:21; Ru 1:20; 3:13; 1S 14:39, 45; 20:21; 25:26, 34; 2S 2:27; 1K 17:1; 18:15; 2K 4:27; Jb 10:3; 34:5; Is 40:27; Jr 4:2; 5:2; 12:16; Ezk 33:11.
[3] Gn 2:7; Is 2:22; Ac 17:25.
[4] Jb 13:7; 34:6; Jn 8:55; 2Co 11:10.
[5] Dt 25:1; Jb 2:9; 13:15; 29:14; 32:3; 42:7; Pv 17:15; 2Co 1:12; Ga 2:11.
[6] Jb 2:3; Ps 18:20; Pv 4:13; Ac 24:16; 2Co 12:11; 1Jn 3:20.
[7] 1S 25:26; 2S 18:32; Dn 4:19.

The hypocrite is without hope.

8 For² what² [is] the hopeº of the hypocrite,º though² he hath gained,ºª when² Godº taketh awayºª his soul?º 9 Will Godº hearºª his cryº when² troubleº comethºª upon² him? 10 Will he delight¹ª himself² in² the Almighty?º will he alwaysº² call¹ª upon² God?º

[8] Jb 11:20; 13:16; 15:34; 20:5; 31:3; Is 33:14; Mt 16:26; 23:14; Mk 8:36; Lk 9:25; 12:20; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 5:1.
[9] Jb 35:12; Ps 18:41; 66:18; 109:7; Pv 1:28; 28:9; Is 1:15; Jr 11:11; 14:12; Ezk 8:18; Ho 7:14; Mi 3:4; Zc 7:13; Lk 13:25; Jn 9:31; Jm 4:3.
[10] Jb 22:26; Ps 37:4; 43:4; 78:34; Hab 3:18; Mt 13:21; Lk 18:1; Ac 10:2; Ep 6:18; 1Th 5:17.

The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses.

11 I will teachºª you by the handº of God:º [that] which² [is] with² the Almightyº will I not² conceal.ºª 12 Behold,² all² ye yourselves² have seenºª [it]; why² then are ye thus² altogetherº vain?ºª 13 This² [is] the portionº of a wickedº manº with² God,º and the heritageº of oppressors,º [which] they shall receiveºª of the Almighty.º² 14 If² his childrenº be multiplied,ºª [it is] forº the sword:º and his offspringº shall not² be satisfiedºª with bread.º 15 Those that remainº of him shall be buriedºª in death:º and his widowsº shall not² weep.ºª 16 Though² he heap upºª silverº as the dust,º and prepareºª raimentº as the clay;º 17 He may prepareºª [it], but the justº shall put [it] on,ºª and the innocentº shall divideºª the silver.º 18 He buildethºª his houseº as a moth,º and as a boothº [that] the keeperºª maketh.ºª 19 The rich¹ man² shall lie down,ºª but he shall not² be gathered:ºª he openethºª his eyes,º and he [is] not.² 20 Terrorsº take holdºª on him as waters,º a tempestº stealeth him awayºª in the night.º 21 The east¹ wind² carrieth him away,ºª and he departeth:¹ª² and as a storm hurlethºª him out of his place.º² 22 For [God] shall castºª upon² him, and not² spare:ºª he would fain¹ª fleeºª out of his hand.º² 23 [Men] shall clapºª their handsº at² him, and shall hissºª² him out of his place.º²

[11] Dt 4:5; Jb 4:3; 6:10; 32:8; Ps 71:17; Is 8:11; Ac 20:20.
[12] Jb 6:25; 13:4; 16:3; 17:2; 19:2; 21:3, 28; 26:2; Ec 8:14; 9:1.
[13] Jb 15:20; 20:19, 29; 31:3; Ps 11:6; 12:5; Pv 22:22; Ec 8:13; Is 3:11; Mal 3:5; Jm 5:4; 2P 2:9.
[14] Dt 28:32, 41; 1S 2:5; 2K 9:7; 10:6; Es 5:11; 9:5; Jb 21:11; Ps 109:13; Ho 9:13; Lk 23:29.
[15] 1K 14:10; 16:3; 21:21; Ps 78:64; Jr 22:18.
[16] 1K 10:27; Jb 22:24; Hab 2:6; Zc 9:3; Mt 6:19; Jm 5:2.
[17] Pv 13:22; 28:8; Ec 2:26.
[18] Jb 8:14; Is 1:8; 38:12; 51:8; Lm 2:6.
[19] Gn 49:10; Jb 8:22; 14:10, 12, 13; 20:7; 21:23, 30; 24:24; 30:23; Ps 58:9; 73:19; Jr 8:2; Mt 3:12; 23:37.
[20] Ex 12:29; 2K 19:35; Jb 15:21; 18:11; 20:23; 21:18; 22:16; Ps 18:4; 42:7; 69:14; Dn 5:30; Jna 2:3.
[21] Ex 9:23; Ps 11:6; 58:9; 83:15; Jr 18:17; Ho 13:15; Na 1:3; Mt 7:27.
[22] Ex 9:14; 14:25; Dt 29:20; 32:23; Jsh 10:11; Jg 4:17; Jb 20:24; Is 10:3; Ezk 9:5; Am 2:14; 9:1; Ro 8:32; 2P 2:4.
[23] 1K 9:8; Es 9:22; Pv 11:10; Jr 19:8; Lm 2:15; Mi 6:16; Zp 2:15; Rv 18:20.


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