“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.

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

“ 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

“ Job says,‘ I am innocent, but God denies me justice. (niv)

When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said,“ Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me why.” (niv)

Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth, (niv)

Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel,“ My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”? (niv)

Joab answered,“ As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.” (niv)

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab,“ As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” (niv)

But the men said to Saul,“ Should Jonathan die— he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. (niv)

Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to do his duty as your guardian- redeemer, good; let him redeem you. But if he is not willing, as surely as the Lord lives I will do it. Lie here until morning.” (niv)

Elijah said,“ As the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today.” (niv)

Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by daybreak.” (niv)

Say to them,‘ As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’ (niv)

“ Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them.“ Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.” (niv)

Although they say,‘ As surely as the Lord lives,’ still they are swearing falsely.” (niv)

And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal. (niv)

and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear,‘ As surely as the Lord lives,’ then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast.” (niv)

He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery. (niv)

Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked? (niv)

As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives, even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan, he must die.” But not one of them said a word. (niv)

And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying,‘ As surely as the Lord lives’— even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal— then they will be established among my people.. (niv)

Then I will send a boy and say,‘ Go, find the arrows.’ If I say to him,‘ Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them here,’ then come, because, as surely as the Lord lives, you are safe; there is no danger. (niv)