Job 27:1-23

27:1-23 | In Job’s summary response to his three friends, he still clings to his claims of righteousness, although now placed in the context of divine judgment. The wicked are those who separate themselves from faith in the Lord and a fear of the Lord; Job does not qualify.

27:2-6 | Job took the most solemn oath possible (As God lives), delivering an ultimatum to his friends as he proceeded to express his lifelong commitment to God (Ps. 37:4).

27:7-13 | Job characterized his friends as enemies. These three hypocrites would be judged by God and perhaps then they would realize the cruelty with which they had been treating Job.

27:13-23 | Such harsh language is similarly found in Psalms (Ps. 69:22-28). Almost exclusively, Job quotes back to his “friends” what they had earlier spoken to him, using their own words against them.