Welcome to our website where we explore the Bible! Pleasure to meet you here!
May your journey into the world of the Holy Scriptures be engaging and inspiring!
You can change reading language: uk ru
Parallel
English Standard Version
New International Version
“Bear with me a little, and I will show you,
for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf.
for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf.
“Bear with me a little longer and I will show you
that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
I will get my knowledge from afar
and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
I get my knowledge from afar;
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
For truly my words are not false;
one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Be assured that my words are not false;
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
“Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any;
he is mighty in strength of understanding.
he is mighty in strength of understanding.
“God is mighty, but despises no one;
he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
He does not keep the wicked alive,
but gives the afflicted their right.
but gives the afflicted their right.
He does not keep the wicked alive
but gives the afflicted their rights.
but gives the afflicted their rights.
He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous,
but with kings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
but with kings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
He does not take his eyes off the righteous;
he enthrones them with kings
and exalts them forever.
he enthrones them with kings
and exalts them forever.
And if they are bound in chains
and caught in the cords of affliction,
and caught in the cords of affliction,
But if people are bound in chains,
held fast by cords of affliction,
held fast by cords of affliction,
then he declares to them their work
and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
he tells them what they have done —
that they have sinned arrogantly.
that they have sinned arrogantly.
He opens their ears to instruction
and commands that they return from iniquity.
and commands that they return from iniquity.
He makes them listen to correction
and commands them to repent of their evil.
and commands them to repent of their evil.
If they listen and serve him,
they complete their days in prosperity,
and their years in pleasantness.
they complete their days in prosperity,
and their years in pleasantness.
If they obey and serve him,
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity
and their years in contentment.
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity
and their years in contentment.
But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword
and die without knowledge.
and die without knowledge.
“The godless in heart cherish anger;
they do not cry for help when he binds them.
they do not cry for help when he binds them.
“The godless in heart harbor resentment;
even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
They die in youth,
and their life ends among the cult prostitutes.
and their life ends among the cult prostitutes.
They die in their youth,
among male prostitutes of the shrines.
among male prostitutes of the shrines.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction
and opens their ear by adversity.
and opens their ear by adversity.
But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering;
he speaks to them in their affliction.
he speaks to them in their affliction.
He also allured you out of distress
into a broad place where there was no cramping,
and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
into a broad place where there was no cramping,
and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
“He is wooing you from the jaws of distress
to a spacious place free from restriction,
to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
to a spacious place free from restriction,
to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
“But you are full of the judgment on the wicked;
judgment and justice seize you.
judgment and justice seize you.
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.
Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing,
and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
Be careful that no one entices you by riches;
do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
Will your cry for help avail to keep you from distress,
or all the force of your strength?
or all the force of your strength?
Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts
sustain you so you would not be in distress?
sustain you so you would not be in distress?
Do not long for the night,
when peoples vanish in their place.
when peoples vanish in their place.
Take care; do not turn to iniquity,
for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Beware of turning to evil,
which you seem to prefer to affliction.
which you seem to prefer to affliction.
Behold, God is exalted in his power;
who is a teacher like him?
who is a teacher like him?
“God is exalted in his power.
Who is a teacher like him?
Who is a teacher like him?
Who has prescribed for him his way,
or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?
or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?
Who has prescribed his ways for him,
or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?
or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?
“Remember to extol his work,
of which men have sung.
of which men have sung.
Remember to extol his work,
which people have praised in song.
which people have praised in song.
All mankind has looked on it;
man beholds it from afar.
man beholds it from afar.
All humanity has seen it;
mortals gaze on it from afar.
mortals gaze on it from afar.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not;
the number of his years is unsearchable.
the number of his years is unsearchable.
How great is God — beyond our understanding!
The number of his years is past finding out.
The number of his years is past finding out.
For he draws up the drops of water;
they distill his mist in rain,
they distill his mist in rain,
which the skies pour down
and drop on mankind abundantly.
and drop on mankind abundantly.
the clouds pour down their moisture
and abundant showers fall on mankind.
and abundant showers fall on mankind.
Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
the thunderings of his pavilion?
the thunderings of his pavilion?
Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
how he thunders from his pavilion?
how he thunders from his pavilion?
Behold, he scatters his lightning about him
and covers the roots of the sea.
and covers the roots of the sea.
See how he scatters his lightning about him,
bathing the depths of the sea.
bathing the depths of the sea.
For by these he judges peoples;
he gives food in abundance.
he gives food in abundance.
He covers his hands with the lightning
and commands it to strike the mark.
and commands it to strike the mark.
He fills his hands with lightning
and commands it to strike its mark.
and commands it to strike its mark.