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Job 27 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Job Affirms His Righteousness

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Job again took up his discourse and said,

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“As God lives, who has taken away my right,

And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

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For as long as [fn]life is in me,

And the [fn]breath of God is in my nostrils,

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My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,

Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

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“Far be it from me that I should declare you right;

Until I die, I will not [fn]give up my integrity.

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“I have kept hold of my righteousness and will not let it go.

My heart does not rebuke any of my days.

The State of the Godless

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“May my enemy be as the wicked,

And [fn]my opponent as the criminal.

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“For what is the hope of the godless when he makes an end of life,

When God requires his [fn]life?

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“Will God hear his cry

When distress comes upon him?

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“Or will he take pleasure in the Almighty?

Will he call on God at all times?

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“I will instruct you in the [fn]power of God;

What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

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“Behold, all of you have seen it;

Why then do you talk of nothing?

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“This is the portion of a wicked person from God,

And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty:

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Though his sons are many, [fn]they are destined for the sword;

And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

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“His survivors will be buried because of the plague,

And [fn]their widows will not be able to weep.

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“Though he piles up silver like dust,

And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

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He may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it

And the innocent will divide the silver.

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“He has built his house like the [fn]spider’s web,

Or a hut which the watchman has made.

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“He lies down rich, but never [fn]again;

He opens his eyes, and it no longer exists.

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“Terrors overtake him like a flood;

A storm steals him away in the night.

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“The east wind carries him away, and he is gone;

For it sweeps him away from his place.

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“For it will hurl at him without mercy;

He will certainly try to flee from its [fn]power.

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“People will [fn]clap their hands at him,

And will whistle at him from their places.

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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit breath
Or spirit
Lit remove from me
Lit one who rises up against me
Or soul
Lit hand
Lit the sword is for them
As in ancient versions; Heb his
As in ancient versions; Heb moth
As in ancient versions; Heb will be gathered
Lit hand
I.e., mock and ridicule him
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Job Chapter 27 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras