And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.
Job 27:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As God lives, Who has taken away my right and denied me justice, and the Almighty, Who has vexed and embittered my life, American Standard Version (1901) As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul Common English Bible As God lives, who rejected my legal claim, the Almighty, who made me bitter, Catholic Public Domain Version As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has led my soul to bitterness, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath brought my soul to bitterness, |
And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him today.
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.
Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,
Wilt thou even disannul my judgement? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause.
He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgement is passed away from my God?
and it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As the LORD liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
and thou shalt swear, As the LORD liveth, in truth, in judgement, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD;
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee: take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as the LORD liveth.
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
For in very deed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, which hath withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one man child.