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Job's Again Protests his Innocence
v. 1. Moreover, Job continued his parable, his proverbial discourse, and said,
v. 2. As God liveth, a solemn oath intended to impress his hearers with the importance of his statements, who hath taken away my judgment, who refused to give Job right in this case, who would not declare him innocent, and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul, filling it with bitter anxiety and sorrow,
v. 3. all the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, Job still possessed life and breath, he could still give a valid testimony concerning his innocence:
v. 4. my lips shall not speak wickedness, falseness, lies, nor my tongue utter deceit! Such were the contents of Job's solemn oath that he would speak the full truth without fear or favor.
v. 5. God forbid that I should justify you, that is, Far be it from me to declare you to be right; till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me, he would not cease to assert his innocence.
v. 6. My righteousness I hold fast and will not let it go, in spite also of the sneering remark of his wife, 2:9; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live, not blaming him for one deliberate wickedness during his whole life.
v. 7. Let mine enemy be as the wicked and he that riseth up against me, the adversary of Job, as the unrighteous, that being the just reward of Job's enemies for doubting and disputing his innocence.
v. 8. For what is the hope of the hypocrite, of an ungodly person, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul, when God cuts off, when God draws forth his soul? The evildoer has nothing to hope for any more when God once severs the thread of his life and takes his soul from him.
v. 9. Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? Cf Psa_66:18. The answer evidently is that the Lord would pay no attention to him, but would let him be submerged in his misery.
v. 10. Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God? There is no possibility of a trusting, joyful, loving fellowship between the ungodly person and God. Even when the heart of the believer is filled with dread and apprehension, his trust in God is unwavering, even though it be necessary for the Spirit to make intercession for him with groanings which cannot be uttered.