Verse 2
Job 27:2
Free Bible Version
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for as long as I have life, while the breath of God (Elohim) remains in my nostrils—
Original Language Text
hebrew
חַי אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑/י וְ֝/שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁ/י
English Translation
As God lives, He has removed my judgment, and the Almighty has embittered my soul.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 27 Context
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“I promise you—as God (Elohim) lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life...
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for as long as I have life, while the breath of God (Elohim) remains in my nostrils—
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my lips will never speak lies, my tongue will never be dishonest.
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I will never agree that you are right; I will insist on my innocence until the day I die.
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I'm convinced I'm right and will never give up believing this; my conscience will not condemn me as...
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May my enemy become like the wicked; may those who oppose me become like those who do evil.
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For what hope do those who reject God (Elohim) have when he cuts them down, when God (Elohim) brings...
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When times of trouble come to them, will God (Elohim) hear their cry for help?
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Do they have a good relationship with the Almighty? Can they call on God (Elohim) at any time?
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Let me explain God (Elohim)'s power to you. I will not keep anything back that the Almighty has plan...
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If all of you have recognized this, why do you talk such vain nonsense?
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This is what God (Elohim) provides as the destiny for the wicked, this is the inheritance that the r...
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even if they have many children, they will experience violent deaths or die of starvation.
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Those who survive will die from disease, and even their widows will not mourn for them.
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Even though they pile up silver like dust, and clothes like heaps of clay,
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They build their houses like a moth; like some flimsy shelter made by a watchman.
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They go to bed rich, but never again! For when they wake up, it's all gone.
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Waves of panic flood over them; in the night a whirlwind snatches them away.
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The east wind picks them up and they're gone, carried away from where they were.
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The wind blows at them with full force; they try desperately to escape.
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People clap their hands at them and hiss at them wherever they are.”
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