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Job 27:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Job 27:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 27 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; vexed: Heb. made my soul bitter”
Job 27:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 27:2
Job makes a solemn oath: "As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul." The oath formula "as God liveth" (chai-el, חַי־אֵל) invokes God as witness and enforcer. The verb sur (סוּר, "taken away") means to remove or turn aside. Job claims God has denied him justice (mishpat, מִשְׁפָּט). The verb marar (מָרַר, "vexed") means to embitter. Job's audacity is striking: he swears by the very God he accuses of injustice. From a Reformed perspective, this demonstrates that even wounded faith clings to God—Job has nowhere else to turn. This anticipates Peter's...
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Cross-References for Job 27:2
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“'I am righteous”
“she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said”
“as I live”
“who was of the foreigners of Gilead”
“I will send the boy”
“and it shall be in the morning”
“As I live”
“As Yahweh lives”
“Shall Jonathan die”
“As God lives”