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    Job 27

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    The east wind does not merely carry the wicked man away; it chases him, claps its hands, and hisses him out of his place.

    Job will not surrender his integrityvv. 1–10

    Job continues his discourse with an oath as sturdy as the breath in his nostrils. Though he says God has deprived him of justice and embittered his soul, he will not let his lips speak wickedness or his tongue utter deceit. He will maintain his integrity until death, and leaves his friends with a sharp question: what hope has the godless when distress comes, if he will not call upon God?

    The wicked man's inheritancevv. 11–23

    Job now says he will instruct them in the Almighty's power, though he cannot resist observing that they have seen it already and are keeping up empty talk. The wicked man's portion is then laid out in a grim catalogue: sons for the sword, survivors for the plague, wealth for the righteous, and a house no sturdier than a moth's cocoon. He may lie down wealthy, but he opens his eyes to an emptied world. At the end, the east wind becomes almost theatrically rude, hurling itself at him, carrying him away, clapping its hands, and hissing him out of his place.

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    1. Job 27:1Job continued his discourse:

    2. Job 27:2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

    3. Job 27:3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

    4. Job 27:4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

    5. Job 27:5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.

    6. Job 27:6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

    7. Job 27:7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.

    8. Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

    9. Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?

    10. Job 27:10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?

    11. Job 27:11I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.

    12. Job 27:12Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?

    13. Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

    14. Job 27:14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.

    15. Job 27:15His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

    16. Job 27:16Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,

    17. Job 27:17what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

    18. Job 27:18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.

    19. Job 27:19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

    20. Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.

    21. Job 27:21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

    22. Job 27:22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

    23. Job 27:23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.’’

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    • 3Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
    • 3Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
    • 6Job 2:3Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
    • 8Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
    • 17Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
    • 9Jeremiah 14:12Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”
    • 17Ecclesiastes 2:26To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
    • 17Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
    • 4Job 13:7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
    • 5Job 2:9Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
    • 9Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
    • 9Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
    • 11Psalms 71:17O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
    • 2Job 34:5For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
    • 3Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
    • 3Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

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