Job 27:3

3 as long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils,

Job 27:3 in Other Translations

3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

3 as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

3 As long as I live, while I have breath from God,

3 But for as long as I draw breath, and for as long as God breathes life into me,

3 (For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

3 'As long as there is one breath [left] in me and God's breath fills my nostrils,

3 as long as my breath is still in me and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

3 As long as I have life and God gives me breath,

Job 27:3 Meaning and Commentary

Job 27:3

All the while my breath [is] in me
So long the oath of God would be upon him, or he bound himself under it:

and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;
which signifies the same thing. The breath of a man is his spirit, and this is of God, the Father of spirits; he first breathed into man the breath of life, and he became a living soul or spirit, ( Genesis 2:7 ) ; it is he that gives life and breath to every man, ( Acts 17:25 ) , and continues it as long as he pleases, which is a very precarious thing; for it is in his nostrils, where it is drawn to and fro and soon and easily stopped; nor will it always continue, it will some time not be, it will go forth, and then man dies, and returns to the earth, ( Ecclesiastes 12:7 ) ; but as long as there is breath there is life; so that to say this is the same as to say, as long as I live, or have a being, ( Psalms 104:33 ) ( 116:2 ) ; and while that continued, Job looked upon himself under the oath he had taken by the living God.

Job 27:3 In-Context

1 And Job continued his discourse:

2 “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,

3 as long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not say anything wicked, and my tongue will not utter lies.

5 I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 2:7; Job 32:8; Job 33:4; Job 34:14; S Psalms 144:4