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Job 27

BSB·23 verses ·Old Testament
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1Jobאִ֭יּוֹב’î·yō·wḇ — He weeps or sorrowsH347 — Full Word Study → continuedוַיֹּ֣סֶףway·yō·sep̄ — to add, increase, or do againH3254 — Full Word Study → his discourseמְשָׁל֗וֹmə·šā·lōw — Proverb; a wise saying or parableH4912 — Full Word Study →: 2As surely as Godאֵ֭ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → livesחַי־ḥay- — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →, who has deprived me ofהֵסִ֣ירhê·sîr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmiš·pā·ṭî — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יwə·šad·day — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study →, who has embitteredהֵמַ֥רhê·mar — To be bitter, provoke to anger, grieve deeplyH4843 — Full Word Study → my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃nap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → 3as long asע֣וֹד‘ō·wḏ — still, yet, again, continuing or additional occurrenceH5750 — Full Word Study → my breathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יniš·mā·ṯî — breath, spirit, life-breathH5397 — Full Word Study → is stillכָל־ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → within me and the breathוְר֖וּחַwə·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study → remains in my nostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃bə·’ap·pî — Anger, wrath, face, or noseH639 — Full Word Study →, 4my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יśə·p̄ā·ṯay — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study → will notאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהtə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → wickednessעַוְלָ֑ה‘aw·lāh — Moral evil, wickedness, unrighteousnessH5766 — Full Word Study →, and my tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יū·lə·šō·w·nî — Tongue; language; speechH3956 — Full Word Study → will notאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → utterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh·geh — to mutter, meditate, speak quietlyH1897 — Full Word Study → deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃rə·mî·yāh — deceit, treachery, or slothfulnessH7423 — Full Word Study →. 5I will neverחָלִ֣ילָהḥā·lî·lāh — Far be it; God forbidH2486 — Full Word Study → say that you are rightאַצְדִּ֪יק’aṣ·dîq — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study →; I will maintainלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → my integrityתֻּמָּתִ֣יtum·mā·ṯî — Wholeness, integrity, uprightness of characterH8538 — Full Word Study → untilעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → I dieאֶגְוָ֑ע’eḡ·wā‘ — to expire, breathe one's last, dieH1478 — Full Word Study →. 6I will cling toהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיhe·ḥĕ·zaq·tî — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study → and neverוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → let goאַרְפֶּ֑הָ’ar·pe·hā — to slacken, weaken, or grow feebleH7503 — Full Word Study →. As long as I liveמִיָּמָֽי׃mî·yā·māy — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →, my conscienceלְ֝בָבִ֗יlə·ḇā·ḇî — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study → will notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → accuse meיֶחֱרַ֥ףye·ḥĕ·rap̄ — to reproach, defy, or insult; to blasphemeH2778 — Full Word Study →. 7May my enemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י’ō·yə·ḇî — Enemy; adversary; one who opposesH341 — Full Word Study → beיְהִ֣יyə·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → like the wickedכְ֭רָשָׁעḵə·rā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → and my opponentוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יū·miṯ·qō·wm·mî — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → like the unjustכְעַוָּֽל׃ḵə·‘aw·wāl — Injustice, unrighteousness, wickednessH5767 — Full Word Study →. 8Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → what is the hopeתִּקְוַ֣תtiq·waṯ — Hope; expectation; cord of attachmentH8615 — Full Word Study → of the godlessחָ֭נֵףḥā·nêp̄ — profane, ungodly, hypocriteH2611 — Full Word Study → whenכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → he is cut offיִבְצָ֑עyiḇ·ṣā‘ — to cut off, gain greedily, covetH1214 — Full Word Study →, whenכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study → takes awayיֵ֖שֶׁלyê·šel — To draw out, extract, or removeH7953 — Full Word Study → his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃nap̄·šōw — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →? 9Will Godאֵ֑ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → hearיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yiš·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → his cryהַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹha·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōw — A cry or outcry; a call for helpH6818 — Full Word Study → whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → distressצָרָֽה׃ṣā·rāh — Distress, trouble, adversityH6869 — Full Word Study → comesתָב֖וֹאṯā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → upon himעָלָ֣יו‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →? 10Will he delightיִתְעַנָּ֑גyiṯ·‘an·nāḡ — To delight in, take pleasure in, luxuriateH6026 — Full Word Study → inעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יšad·day — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study →? Will he call uponיִקְרָ֖אyiq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study → at allבְּכָל־bə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → timesעֵֽת׃‘êṯ — Time, season, or appointed momentH6256 — Full Word Study →? 11I will instructאוֹרֶ֣ה’ō·w·reh — To shoot, throw, or teach; to direct or instructH3384 — Full Word Study → youאֶתְכֶ֣ם’eṯ·ḵem — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study → in the powerבְּיַד־bə·yaḏ- — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → of Godאֵ֑ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study →. I will notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → concealאֲכַחֵֽד׃’ă·ḵa·ḥêḏ — to hide, conceal, or be hiddenH3582 — Full Word Study → the ways ofאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יšad·dai — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study →. 12Surelyהֵן־hên- — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → all of youכֻּלְּכֶ֣םkul·lə·ḵem — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → have seen it for yourselvesאַתֶּ֣ם’at·tem — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →. Why thenוְלָמָּה־wə·lām·māh- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → do you keep up thisזֶּ֝֗הzeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → empty talkהֶ֣בֶלhe·ḇel — Vanity, emptiness, futilityH1892 — Full Word Study →? 13This is the wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀rā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → man’sאָדָ֖ם’ā·ḏām — Man, mankind, human beingH120 — Full Word Study → portionחֵֽלֶק־ḥê·leq- — portion, allotment, flatteryH2506 — Full Word Study → fromעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → Godאֵ֑ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study →the heritageוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תwə·na·ḥă·laṯ — Inheritance; received possession or propertyH5159 — Full Word Study → the ruthlessעָ֝רִיצִ֗ים‘ā·rî·ṣîm — Ruthless, violent oppressor; one wielding brutal powerH6184 — Full Word Study → receiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yiq·qā·ḥū — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmiš·šad·day — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study →. 14Thoughאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → his sonsבָנָ֣יוḇā·nāw — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → are manyיִרְבּ֣וּyir·bū — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study →, they are destined forלְמוֹ־lə·mōw- — upon, against, over, towardH3926 — Full Word Study → the swordחָ֑רֶבḥā·reḇ — sword; blade weaponH2719 — Full Word Study →; and his offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוwə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’āw — Offspring, progeny, descendantsH6631 — Full Word Study → will neverלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → have enoughיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yiś·bə·‘ū- — to satisfy, fill, have enoughH7646 — Full Word Study → foodלָֽחֶם׃lā·ḥem — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study →. 15His survivorsשְׂרִידוֹśə·rī·ḏō — Survivor; remnant; one left aliveH8300 — Full Word Study → will be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyiq·qā·ḇê·rū — to bury, to entomb the deadH6912 — Full Word Study → by the plagueבַּמָּ֣וֶתbam·mā·weṯ — death, the state of being deadH4194 — Full Word Study →, and their widowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוwə·’al·mə·nō·ṯāw — A woman whose husband has died; widowH490 — Full Word Study → will notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → weep for themתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃ṯiḇ·ke·nāh — to weep, cry, shed tearsH1058 — Full Word Study →. 16Thoughאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → he heaps upיִצְבֹּ֣רyiṣ·bōr — To heap up, gather together, accumulateH6651 — Full Word Study → silverכָּ֑סֶףkā·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → like dustכֶּעָפָ֣רke·‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study → and piles upיָכִ֥יןyā·ḵîn — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study → a wardrobeמַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃mal·būš — Garment, clothing, outer apparelH4403 — Full Word Study → like clayוְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶרwə·ḵa·ḥō·mer — clay, mire, or a dry measure (homer)H2563 — Full Word Study →, 17what he lays upיָ֭כִיןyā·ḵîn — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study →, the righteousוְצַדִּ֣יקwə·ṣad·dîq — Righteous, just person; one who is right with GodH6662 — Full Word Study → will wearיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil·bāš — To clothe, dress, or wear garmentsH3847 — Full Word Study →, and his silverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףwə·ḵe·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → will be dividedיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya·ḥă·lōq — to divide, distribute, or apportion; to be smooth or flatterH2505 — Full Word Study → by the innocentנָקִ֥יnā·qî — Innocent, blameless, free from guiltH5355 — Full Word Study →. 18The houseבֵּית֑וֹbê·ṯōw — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → he builtבָּנָ֣הbā·nāh — to build, construct, establishH1129 — Full Word Study → is like a moth’s cocoonכָעָ֣שׁḵā·‘āš — A moth; an insect that consumes fabricH6211 — Full Word Study →, like a hutוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הū·ḵə·suk·kāh — A temporary shelter or booth constructed from branches or woven materialH5521 — Full Word Study → set upעָשָׂ֥ה‘ā·śāh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → by a watchmanנֹצֵֽר׃nō·ṣêr — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study →. 19He lies downיִ֭שְׁכַּבyiš·kaḇ — to lie down, recline, sleepH7901 — Full Word Study → wealthyעָשִׁ֣יר‘ā·šîr — A wealthy or rich person; one possessing abundant resourcesH6223 — Full Word Study →, but will do so no moreוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →; when he opensפָּקַ֣חpā·qaḥ — to open (eyes, ears, doors)H6491 — Full Word Study → his eyesעֵינָ֖יו‘ê·nāw — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →, all is goneוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃wə·’ê·nen·nū — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study →. 20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתbal·lā·hō·wṯ — Terror, dread, sudden frightH1091 — Full Word Study → overtake himתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּtaś·śî·ḡê·hū — to overtake, reach, attain, graspH5381 — Full Word Study → like a floodכַ֭מַּיִםḵam·ma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →; a tempestסוּפָֽה׃sū·p̄āh — storm, whirlwind, tempest, or hurricaneH5492 — Full Word Study → sweeps him awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּgə·nā·ḇat·tū — to steal; to take secretly or by stealthH1589 — Full Word Study → in the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהlay·lāh — Night, darkness, the period of darknessH3915 — Full Word Study →. 21The east windקָדִ֣יםqā·ḏîm — east; eastward; east windH6921 — Full Word Study → carries him awayיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyiś·śā·’ê·hū — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study →, and he is goneוְיֵלַ֑ךְwə·yê·laḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →; it sweeps himוִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּwî·śā·‘ă·rê·hū — to fear greatly; to tremble in terrorH8175 — Full Word Study → out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mim·mə·qō·mōw — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →. 22It hurls itselfוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְwə·yaš·lêḵ — to throw, cast, or hurlH7993 — Full Word Study → against himעָ֭לָיו‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → withoutוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → mercyיַחְמֹ֑לyaḥ·mōl — to spare, show pity or compassionH2550 — Full Word Study → as he flees headlongבָּר֥וֹחַbā·rō·w·aḥ — To flee or escape in hasteH1272 — Full Word Study → from its powerמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmî·yā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →. 23It clapsיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyiś·pōq — to clap hands; to strike; to sufficeH5606 — Full Word Study → its handsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹḵap·pê·mōw — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study → at himעָלֵ֣ימוֹ‘ā·lê·mōw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → and hissesוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קwə·yiš·rōq — to whistle, hiss, or make a sharp soundH8319 — Full Word Study → himעָ֝לָ֗יו‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mim·mə·qō·mōw — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →.
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Chapter Commentary — Job 27
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In chapter 27, Job makes his final major speech, and his tone shifts decisively. No longer asking God why he suffers, Job now defends his own integrity and turns his gaze toward the ultimate fate of the wicked. He swears a solemn oath before God that he will not compromise his conscience or confess to sins he has not committed, regardless of how his friends pressure him. The bulk of the chapter then becomes a powerful meditation on the emptiness of wickedness—describing how the godless, despite their wealth and apparent success, face divine judgment and ultimate ruin.

Verses 1–6: Job's Solemn Oath

Job begins with a formal declaration, swearing by the living God who has stripped away his legal standing and tormented his soul (vv. 2–3). Yet in the very moment of affirming God's sovereignty over his suffering, Job also asserts his own moral foundation: as long as breath remains in his body and God's spirit sustains him, his lips will speak no wickedness and his tongue will utter no deceit (v. 4). This is remarkable—Job is not denying God's power over him; rather, he is claiming that maintaining integrity is non-negotiable, even unto death. He refuses to justify his friends' accusations (v. 5) and will hold fast to his righteousness without shame (v. 6).

Application: Job models what it means to stand on conscience before God and man. In a culture quick to compromise truth for comfort, believers are called to hold fast to integrity, trusting that God honors a clean conscience more than worldly vindication.

Verses 7–11: The Curse on False Friends

Job pronounces a curse: let his enemies be as the wicked and unrighteous (v. 7). But the curse is not mere malice—it leads into a teaching moment. Job asks: what hope does the hypocrite have, even if he gains much, when God takes away his life (v. 8)? Will God hear his cry in trouble (v. 9)? Will he find delight in the Almighty or call upon Him consistently (v. 10)? The answer is no. Then, significantly, Job shifts: he claims he will teach truth as God has revealed it, holding nothing back about the Almighty's dealings (v. 11).

Application: Job recognizes that his friends, for all their confident speech, lack true wisdom because they lack true alignment with God. He commits to teach by divine truth rather than human opinion—a call for all believers to ground their counsel in Scripture, not mere experience or cultural assumption.

Verses 12–23: The Fate of the Wicked

This long section is Job's great soliloquy on divine justice. His friends have seen these truths, yet they speak vanity (v. 12). Job then catalogs the portion the wicked receive from God: their children face the sword, their offspring lack bread, their survivors face death and their widows lack mourners (vv. 13–15). Though they heap up silver and clothing like dust and clay (vv. 16–17), the righteous will inherit what they gathered. The wicked's house is as fragile as a moth's cocoon or a shepherd's booth (v. 18). Death comes swiftly and without gathering (v. 19)—a poignant phrase suggesting lonely, unmourned death. Terrors seize him like flood waters, storms steal him away by night, and the east wind carries him off (vv. 20–21). God will cast upon him without mercy, and though the wicked longs to flee God's hand, he cannot (v. 22). Finally, men clap their hands in mockery and hiss him from his place (v. 23).

Application: These verses remind us that wickedness, despite its temporary glitter, ends in emptiness and judgment. This is not mere threat but theological reality—God's moral order is woven into creation itself. The comfort for the suffering righteous is that God sees, judges, and ultimately vindicates.

Application for Today

Job 27 calls us to unwavering integrity and deep trust in God's justice. When falsely accused or pressured to compromise, we are invited to stand firm in conscience, knowing that God's judgment is sure and righteous judgment ultimately favors the faithful. Our confidence rests not in vindication from people, but in the character of the God we serve.

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