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Job 27:1-6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

1. Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2. [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul; 3. All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils; 4. My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 5. God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.

Job 27:1-6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 27:1

Theological / Devotional

Job. This chapter may be divided into three distinct parts. In the first (vs. 1-6), Job maintains his integrity and his determination to remain faithful to the end. In the second (vs. 7-12), he denounces his enemies. In the third (vs. 13-23), he returns to the consideration of God’s treatment of the wicked, and admits their ultimate punishment and destruction. This speech is cast in the form of a series of proverbs he quotes, one following another.

Parable. Heb. mashal, used to describe (1) a proverbial statement (1 Sam. 10:12; Eze. 18:2, 3); (2) a byword (Deut. 28:37; 1 Kings 9:7); (3) a prophetic, figurative discourse (Num. 23:7, 18; Isa. 14:4; Micah 2:4); (4) a similitude (Eze. 17:2; 20:49); (5) a poem (Num. 21:27-30); (6) short sentences of ethical wisdom (1 Kings 4:32; Prov. 10:1)). This term suggests a new trend in the words of Job. The controversial and emotional is giving way to the well-thought-out expression of deliberate judgment. Note the repetition of the term in Job 29:1.

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