As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
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Gill's Exposition
As God liveth,.... Which is an oath, as Jarchi observes, and is a form of one frequently used, see Sa2 2:27; and is used by God himself, who, because he can swear by no greater, swears by himself, and…
Barnes' Notes
As God liveth - A form of solemn adjuration, or an oath by the living God. “As certainly as God lives.” It is the form by which God himself often swears; see Eze 14:16; Eze 33:11, and is often…
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…
Job with the solemnity of an oath by God declares that he speaks in sincerity when affirming his innocence. Till he die he will not admit his guilt; his conscience reproaches him for no part of his…
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