Job 27
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Job protests his sincerity | ||
| And Job again took up the word and said, | Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, | |
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 |
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| By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter; | As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; | |
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 |
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| (For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;) | All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; | |
Verse 3 WEB (For the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils); KJV All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; |
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| Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false. | My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. | |
Verse 4 WEB surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit. KJV My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. TSK My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.: job 13:7, job 34:6, joh 8:55, 2co 11:10 |
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| Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness. | God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. | |
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 |
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| I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life. | My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. | |
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 |
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The hypocrite is without hope | ||
| Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner. | Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. | |
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 |
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| For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul? | For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? | |
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 |
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| Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble? | Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? | |
Verse 9 WEB Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him? KJV Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? TSK Will God: job 35:12,13, ps 18:41, ps 66:18, ps 109:7, pr 1:28, pr 28:9, isa 1:15, jer 11:11, jer 14:12, eze 8:18, mic 3:4, zec 7:13, joh 9:31, jas 4:3; his cry: ho 7:14, lu 13:25 |
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| Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times? | Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? | |
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 |
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The miserable end of the wicked | ||
| I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all. | I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. | |
Verse 11 WEB I will teach you about the hand of God. That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. KJV I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. TSK teach: job 4:3,4, job 6:10, isa 8:11; that which: job 32:8-10, de 4:5, ps 71:17, ac 20:20 |
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| Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish? | Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? | |
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 |
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| This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all. | This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. | |
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 |
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| If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread. | If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. | |
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 |
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| When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them. | Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. | |
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 |
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| Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing; | Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; | |
Verse 16 WEB Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; KJV Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; TSK heap up: job 22:24, 1ki 10:27, hab 2:6, zec 9:3; prepare raiment: mt 6:19, jas 5:2 |
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| He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage. | He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. | |
Verse 17 WEB he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. KJV He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. |
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| His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent. | He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. | |
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 |
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| He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer. | The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. | |
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 |
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| Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away. | Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. | |
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 |
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| The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place. | The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. | |
Verse 21 WEB The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place. KJV The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. TSK east wind: jer 18:17, ho 13:15; a storm: ex 9:23-25, ps 11:6, ps 58:9, ps 83:15, na 1:3-8, mt 7:27 |
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| God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand. | For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. | |
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 |
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| Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing. | Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. | |
Verse 23 WEB Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. KJV Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. TSK clap: es 9:22-25, pr 11:10, la 2:15, re 18:20; hiss him: 1ki 9:8, jer 19:8, mic 6:16, zep 2:15 |
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