The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 1 , Job continued speaking:
27:2 'I make this vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 2 , 'I make this vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul.
27:3 As long as I live, while I have breath from God,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 3 , As long as I live, while I have breath from God,
27:4 my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 4 , my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
27:5 I will never concede that you are right; until I die, I will defend my innocence.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 5 , I will never concede that you are right; until I die, I will defend my innocence.
27:6 I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 6 , I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
27:7 'May my enemy be punished like the wicked, my adversary like evil men.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 7 , 'May my enemy be punished like the wicked, my adversary like evil men.
27:8 For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 8 , For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?
27:9 Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 9 , Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?
27:10 Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 10 , Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
27:11 'I will teach you about God's power. I will not conceal anything that concerns the Almighty.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 11 , 'I will teach you about God's power. I will not conceal anything that concerns the Almighty.
27:12 But I don't need to, for you yourselves have seen all this; yet you are saying all these useless things to me.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 12 , But I don't need to, for you yourselves have seen all this; yet you are saying all these useless things to me.
27:13 'This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 13 , 'This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty.
27:14 If they have a multitude of children, their children will die in war or starve to death.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 14 , If they have a multitude of children, their children will die in war or starve to death.
27:15 Those who survive will be brought down to the grave by a plague, with no one to mourn them, not even their wives.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 15 , Those who survive will be brought down to the grave by a plague, with no one to mourn them, not even their wives.
27:16 'Evil people may have all the money in the world, and they may store away mounds of clothing.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 16 , 'Evil people may have all the money in the world, and they may store away mounds of clothing.
27:17 But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide all that money.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 17 , But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide all that money.
27:18 The houses built by the wicked are as fragile as a spiderweb, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 18 , The houses built by the wicked are as fragile as a spiderweb, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.
27:19 'The wicked go to bed rich but wake up to find that all their wealth is gone.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 19 , 'The wicked go to bed rich but wake up to find that all their wealth is gone.
27:20 Terror overwhelms them, and they are blown away in the storms of the night.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 20 , Terror overwhelms them, and they are blown away in the storms of the night.
27:21 The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 21 , The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away.
27:22 It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 22 , It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power.
27:23 But everyone jeers at them and mocks them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 27 , Verse 23 , But everyone jeers at them and mocks them.
