Job 27:2

“[As] God liveth, etc.] Which is an oath, as Jarchi observes, and is a form of one frequently used, (see <100227>2 Samuel 2:27 4:9); and is used by God himself, who, because he can swear by no greater, swears by himself, and by his life, which ever continues, as in (<261803>Ezekiel 18:3); and many other places; and so the Angel of the Lord, even the uncreated Angel, (<271207>Daniel 12:7 <661006>Revelation 10:6); and so should men, when they swear at all, it should be in this manner, (see <240402>Jeremiah 4:2); though this ought not to be but in cases of moment and importance, for the confirmation of the truth, and to put an end to strife, when it cannot be done any other way than by an appeal…”

“(Sa1 20:3). taken away . . . judgment--words unconsciously foreshadowing Jesus Christ (Isa 53:8; Act 8:33). God will not give Job his right, by declaring his innocence. vexed--Hebrew, "made bitter" (Rut 1:20).”

“As God liveth - A form of solemn adjuration, or an oath by the living God. “As certainly as God lives.” It is the form by which God himself often swears; see Ezekiel 14:16; Ezekiel 33:11, and is often employed by others; 1Sa 20:3; 1 Samuel 25:26. Who hath taken away my judgment - Who hath rejected my cause, or who has refused me justice; that is, who has treated me as though I was guilty, and withholds from me relief. The language is forensic, and the idea is, that he would make his solemn appeal to him, even though he had rejected his cause. Perhaps there is implied here more than the solemnity of an ordinary oath. A man might be supposed to be willing to make his appeal to one who had…”

“Who - Though he knows my integrity, yet doth not plead my cause against my friends. Job 27:6”

“27:2 The Bible permits a vow by the living God (Ruth 3:13; 1 Sam 20:21; 25:26; 1 Kgs 17:1; 18:15; Jer 4:2), although sometimes it is done foolishly or falsely (1 Sam 14:39, 45; Jer 5:2). • Elihu later criticized Job for saying that God had taken away his rights (Job 34:5). • embittered . . . soul (7:11; 10:1; 21:25): Cp. Naomi (Ruth 1:20-21) and the widow from Shunem after the loss of her son (2 Kgs 4:27).”

“God liveth: Num 14:21; Rut 3:13; Sa1 14:39, Sa1 14:45, Sa1 20:21, Sa1 25:26, Sa1 25:34; Sa2 2:27; Kg1 17:1, Kg1 18:15; Jer 4:2, Jer 5:2, Jer 12:16; Eze 33:11 taken: Job 10:3, Job 34:5; Isa 40:27 vexed my soul: Heb. made my soul bitter, Rut 1:20, Rut 1:21; Kg2 4:27 Job 27:3”