“ As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

“神夺去我的理，全能者使我心中愁苦。我指着永生的神起誓：

“我指着夺去我公道的永生上帝，并使我心中愁苦的全能者起誓：

“我指着夺去我公道的永生神，并使我心中愁苦的全能者起誓：

“我凭不给我公道的永恒上帝，凭使我灵魂陷入痛苦的全能者起誓，

“永活的神夺去我的公理，全能者使我心中痛苦。

神奪去我的理，全能者使我心中愁苦。我指着永生的神起誓：

「我指着奪去我公道的永生上帝，並使我心中愁苦的全能者起誓：

「我指着奪去我公道的永生神，並使我心中愁苦的全能者起誓：

「我憑不給我公道的永恆上帝，憑使我靈魂陷入痛苦的全能者起誓，

“永活的神奪去我的公理，全能者使我心中痛苦。

『我指着永活的上帝來起誓：指着那把我的理直奪去的，指着全能者、那使我的心中憂苦的、來起誓。

上帝奪我理、全能者苦我魂、我指其生而誓、

全能之上帝、不以直道待我、俾我困於心、我指之而發誓、

天主冤我、或作天主不為我伸冤全能之主苦我心、我指其永生而誓、

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

“ God hasn’t treated me fairly. The Mighty One has made my life bitter. You can be sure that God lives. And here’s something else you can be sure of.

“ I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—

As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,

“ As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

“ As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul

As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,

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

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

“ As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

For Job has said,‘ I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;

And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said,“ Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord,

Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel,“ My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God”?

And Joab said,“ As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning.”

Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab,“ As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

Then the people said to Saul,“ Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die.

Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”

And Elijah said,“ As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”

For as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there had not been left to Nabal so much as one male.”

Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

She said to them,“ Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”

Though they say,“ As the Lord lives,” yet they swear falsely.

Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal.

and if you swear,‘ As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”

he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.

Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked?

For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name,‘ As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.

And behold, I will send the boy, saying,‘ Go, find the arrows.’ If I say to the boy,‘ Look, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,’ then you are to come, for, as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.