Job 27
27
Job Continues His Final Speech
1Then#Hebrew “And” Job again took up his discourse and said,
2“As God lives,#Literally “The life of God” he has removed my justice,
and Shaddai has made my inner self#Or “soul” bitter.
3For as long as#Literally “all of still” my breath is in me,
and the spirit of God is in my nose,
4my lips surely will not speak falseness,
and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.
5Far be it from me that I would say that you#Plural are right;#Literally “I would declare you as in the right”
until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.
6I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go;
my heart will not blame any of my days.
7“Let my enemy be like the wicked
and my opponent like the unrighteous,
8for what is the hope of the godless when he cuts them off,
when God takes away his life?
9Will God hear his cry of distress
when distress comes upon him?
10Or, in Shaddai will he find delight?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11“I will teach you#Plural about#Or “concerning” God’s hand;
I will not conceal that which is with Shaddai.
12Look, you all have seen,
and why in the world#Literally “why this” have you become altogether vain?#Literally “vain you have become vain”
13“This is the portion of the wicked human being with God,
and they receive from Shaddai the inheritance of the ruthless.
14If their children multiply, it is for the sword,
and his offspring do not have enough to eat.#Literally “they are not satisfied with bread”
15Their#Hebrew “His” survivors are buried through#Or “because of” the plague,
and their#Hebrew “his” widows do not weep.
16If he heaps up silver like the dust
and fashions clothing like the clay,
17he makes it ready, and the righteous will wear it,
and the innocent will divide the silver.
18“He builds his house like the moth,
and like a booth that a watchman has made.
19He goes to bed with wealth, but#Hebrew “and” he will do so no more;#Literally “he will not do again”
he opens his eyes, and it is gone.#Literally “it is not”
20Terrors overtake him like the water;
a storm wind carries him off in the night.
21The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone,
and it sweeps him away from his place.
22And it hurls at him, and it has no compassion;
he will quickly flee from its power.
23It claps its hands over him,
and it hisses at him from its place.
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Job 27
27
1Job continued his discourse, saying:
2As God lives, who has deprived me of justice,#Jb 19:6; 34:5
and the Almighty who has made me bitter,#Ex 1:14; Ru 1:20; Jb 3:20
3as long as my breath is still in me
and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,#Gn 2:7; Jb 12:10; 33:4
4my lips will not speak unjustly,
and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5I will never affirm that you are right.
I will maintain my integrity#27:5 Lit will not remove my integrity from me#Jb 2:3,9; 31:6; Pr 11:3 until I die.
6I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.
My conscience#Ac 24:16; 1Co 4:4; Rv 9:11 will not accuse me as long as I live!
7May my enemy be like the wicked
and my opponent like the unjust.
8For what hope does the godless person#Jb 17:8; 20:5; 36:13 have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?#Jb 8:13; Mt 16:26; Lk 12:20
9Will God hear his cry
when distress comes on him?
10Will he delight#Jb 22:26; Ps 37:4; Is 55:2 in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.#27:11 Lit what is with the Almighty
12All of you have seen this for yourselves,
why do you keep up this empty talk?#Jb 2:10; 15:2
13This is a wicked man’s lot#Jb 20:29; 31:2; Ps 17:14 from God,
the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword;
his descendants will never have enough food.
15Those who survive him will be buried by the plague,
yet their widows will not weep for them.#Jb 18:19; Ps 78:64; Jr 22:10
16Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up fine clothing like clay —
17he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and the innocent will divide up his silver.#Pr 13:22; 28:8; Ec 2:26
18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon
or a shelter set up by a watchman.#Jb 4:19; Is 1:8; Jnh 4:5
19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;
when he opens his eyes, it is gone.
20Terrors overtake him like a flood;#Jb 18:11; 20:25; Jr 6:25
a storm#Jb 21:18; Ps 83:15; Is 29:6 wind sweeps him away at night.
21An east wind picks him up, and he is gone;
it carries him away from his place.
22It blasts at him without mercy,
while he flees desperately from its force.
23It claps#Nm 24:10; Jb 34:37; Lm 2:15 its hands at him
and scoffs at him from its place.
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