Job 27
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Job protests his sincerity
Verse 1
WEB Job again took up his parable, and said,
KJV Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
TSK Job: nu 23:7, nu 24:3,15, ps 49:4, ps 78:2, pr 26:7
Verse 2
WEB “As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter.
KJV As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
TSK God liveth: nu 14:21, ru 3:13, 1sa 14:39,45, 1sa 20:21, 1sa 25:26,34, 2sa 2:27, 1ki 17:1, 1ki 18:15, jer 4:2, jer 5:2, jer 12:16, eze 33:11; taken: job 10:3, job 34:5, isa 40:27; vexed my soul: ru 1:20,21, 2ki 4:27
Verse 5
WEB Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
KJV God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
TSK justify: job 32:3, job 42:7, de 25:1, pr 17:15, ga 2:11; I will not: job 2:9, job 13:15, job 29:14, 2co 1:12
Verse 6
WEB I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
KJV My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
TSK I hold fast: job 2:3, ps 18:20-23, pr 4:13; my heart: ac 24:16, 2co 12:11, 1jo 3:20,21
The hypocrite is without hope
Verse 7
WEB “Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
KJV Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
TSK Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.: 1sa 25:26, 2sa 18:32, da 4:19
Verse 8
WEB For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
KJV For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
TSK For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?: job 11:20, job 13:16, job 15:34, job 20:5, job 31:3, isa 33:14,15, mt 16:26, mt 23:14, mr 8:36,37, lu 9:25, lu 12:20,21, 1ti 6:9,10, jas 5:1-3
Verse 10
WEB Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?
KJV Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
TSK delight: job 22:26,27, ps 37:4, ps 43:4, hab 3:18; will he always: ps 78:34-36, mt 13:21, lu 18:1, ac 10:2, eph 6:18, 1th 5:17
The miserable end of the wicked
Verse 12
WEB Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?
KJV Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
TSK ye yourselves: job 21:28-30, ec 8:14, ec 9:1-3; altogether: job 6:25-29, job 13:4-9, job 16:3, job 17:2, job 19:2,3, job 21:3, job 26:2-4
Verse 13
WEB “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
KJV This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
TSK the portion: job 20:29, job 31:3, ps 11:6, ec 8:13, isa 3:11, 2pe 2:9; the heritage: job 15:20-35, job 20:19-29, ps 12:5, pr 22:22,23, mal 3:5, jas 5:4-6
Verse 14
WEB If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
KJV If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
TSK children: job 21:11,12, de 28:32,41, 2ki 9:7,8, 2ki 10:6-10, es 5:11, es 9:5-10, ps 109:13, ho 9:13,14, lu 23:29; his offspring: 1sa 2:5
Verse 15
WEB Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation.
KJV Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
TSK Those: 1ki 14:10,11, 1ki 16:3,4, 1ki 21:21-24; his widows: ps 78:64, jer 22:18
Verse 18
WEB He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
KJV He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
TSK as a moth: job 8:14,15, isa 51:8; as a booth: isa 1:8, isa 38:12, la 2:6
Verse 19
WEB He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
KJV The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
TSK shall lie: job 14:13-15, job 21:23-26,30, job 30:23; gathered: ge 49:10, jer 8:2, mt 3:12, mt 23:37; he openeth: job 20:7-9, ps 58:9, ps 73:19,20; he is not: job 8:22, job 14:10,12, job 24:24
Verse 20
WEB Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.
KJV Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
TSK Terrors: job 15:21, job 18:11, job 22:16, ps 18:4, ps 42:7, ps 69:14,15, jon 2:3; a tempest: job 20:23, job 21:18, ex 12:29, 2ki 19:35, da 5:30
Verse 22
WEB For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
KJV For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
TSK For God: ex 9:14, de 32:23, jos 10:11; not spare: de 29:20, eze 9:5,6, ro 8:32, 2pe 2:4,5; he would fain flee: job 20:24, ex 14:25-28, jud 4:17-21, isa 10:3, am 2:14, am 9:1-3