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Job 27:1 KJV
Job · chapter 27 · verse 1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,Job 27:1 · King James Version
Job 27:1 in context
1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- continuedyâçaphto add or augmentH3254 →
- continuednâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- parablemâshâlproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical natureH4912 →
- JobʼÎyôwbIjob, the patriarch famous for his patienceH347 →
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Job's discourse here is called a parable (mashal), the title of Solomon's proverbs, because it was grave and weighty, and very instructive, and he spoke as one having authority. It comes from a word that signifies to rule, or have dominion;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6