Job 27:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חַי אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Transliteration

ḥay ʾēl hēsîr mišpāṭî wə-šadday hēmar nap̄šî

Grammar Details

• *ḥay*: adjective masculine singular - living/alive (used as oath formula)
• *ʾēl*: noun masculine singular - God
• *hēsîr*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has removed/taken away
• *mišpāṭî*: noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my justice/right/cause
• *wə-šadday*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and the Almighty
• *hēmar*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has embittered/made bitter
• *nap̄šî*: noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life

Word Meanings

• *ḥay*: living/alive (used in oath formulas)
• *ʾēl*: God/deity/mighty one
• *šadday*: Almighty/All-sufficient One
• *nep̄eš*: soul/life/self/person/being

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  As God lives, who has taken away my justice, and the Almighty, who has troubled my soul;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As truly as God lyueth (which hath taken awaye my power fro me) & the Allmightie, that hath vexed my mynde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As God lyueth whiche hath taken away my iudgement, and the almightie that hath vexed my minde:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "As God lives, who has taken away my right, The Almighty, who has made my soul bitter.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty -- He made my soul bitter.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

• World English Bible (2000)

  "As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter–

Referenced Verses

• Job 34:5 : 5 For Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.'
• 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, 'Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.'
• Num 14:21 : 21 Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the LORD fills the whole earth,
• Ruth 1:20-21 : 20 She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. 21 I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The LORD has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.
• Ruth 3:13 : 13 Stay here for the night. In the morning, if he wishes to redeem you, good—let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the LORD lives, I will redeem you. Lie down here until morning.
• 1 Sam 14:39 : 39 As surely as the Lord, who saves Israel, lives—even if it is my son Jonathan—he must die.' But no one among the people said a word.
• 1 Sam 14:45 : 45 But the people said to Saul, 'Should Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he acted with God’s help today.' So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.
• 1 Sam 20:21 : 21 Then I will send a boy and say, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to him, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you, bring them here,' then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, there is peace for you and no harm.
• 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those intent on harming my lord be as foolish as Nabal.
• 1 Sam 25:34 : 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning.
• 2 Sam 2:27 : 27 Joab answered, 'As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the people would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.'
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."
• 1 Kgs 18:15 : 15 But Elijah said, "As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, whom I serve, I will show myself to him today."
• Job 9:18 : 18 He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
• Job 10:3 : 3 Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, while You favor the plans of the wicked?
• Isa 40:27 : 27 Why do you say, Jacob, and complain, Israel, 'My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God'?
• Jer 4:2 : 2 Then you will swear, 'As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory.
• Jer 5:2 : 2 Even when they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' they swear falsely.
• Jer 12:16 : 16 'And if they diligently learn the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, "As surely as the LORD lives," just as they once taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be established among my people.'
• Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from their ways and live. Turn back! Turn back from your evil ways! Why should you die, house of Israel?'