Job 27:2

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

Cross-reference

Job 10:3 Parallel

In Job 10:3, Job similarly questions God's justice — both verses express Job's sense of being wronged by God.

Job 34:5 Citation

In Job 34:5, Elihu quotes Job's claim that God has taken away his right — directly echoing Job 27:2.

Job 23:16 Parallel

In Job 23:16, Job says God made his heart faint and terrified him — parallel to God making his soul bitter in 27:2.

Job 32:2 Contrast

In Job 32:2, Elihu is angry at Job for justifying himself rather than God — contrasting Job's claim that God took away his right.

Job 35:2 Contrast

In Job 35:2, Elihu asks if Job thinks his righteousness exceeds God's — directly challenging Job's implied complaint in 27:2.

Job 40:2 Contrast

In Job 40:2, God rebukes the faultfinder who contends with the Almighty — contrasting Job's complaint in 27:2.

Job 40:8 Contrast

In Job 40:8, God asks if Job will condemn God to justify himself — directly opposing Job's claim that God took away his right.

Numbers 14:21 uses the same oath formula 'as I live' — God swearing by Himself, while Job swears by God. A parallel expression of divine oath.

Ruth 1:20 Parallel

In Ruth 1:20, Naomi uses the same language of the Almighty making her bitter, mirroring Job's complaint of a bitter soul.

Ruth 1:21 Parallel

In Ruth 1:21, Naomi also says the Almighty brought calamity upon her, paralleling Job's claim that God took away his right.

Ruth 3:13 Parallel

Ruth 3:13 includes 'as the LORD lives' — the same oath formula used by Boaz to promise protection.

Acts 8:33 Allusion

Acts 8:33 quotes Isaiah about the suffering servant whose 'judgment was taken away', the same phrase Job uses for his own unjust treatment.

In Isaiah 40:27, Israel complains that their right is disregarded by God — similar to Job's complaint that God took away his right.

In Jeremiah 4:2, swearing 'As the LORD lives' must be in truth and justice — contrasting with Job's bitter complaint of injustice.

In Jeremiah 5:2, people swear 'As the LORD lives' falsely — while Job uses the same oath sincerely but in bitterness.