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Elihu Extols God’s Greatness
And Elihu continued, and said:
And Elihu continued, and said:
Elihu Proclaims God’s Goodness
Elihu also proceeded and said:
Elihu also proceeded and said:
“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, and I will show you
That there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf.
That there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf.
I will get my knowledge from afar
and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
I will fetch my knowledge from afar;
I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
I will ascribe righteousness 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.
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.
“Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any;
he is mighty in strength of understanding.
he is mighty in strength of understanding.
He does not keep the wicked alive,
but gives the afflicted their right.
but gives the afflicted their right.
He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
But gives justice to the oppressed.
But gives justice to the oppressed.
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 withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.
But they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.
And if they are bound in chains
and caught in the cords of affliction,
and caught in the 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 opens their ears to instruction
and commands that they return from iniquity.
and commands that they return from iniquity.
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 shall spend their days in prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.
They shall spend their days in prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.
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.
“But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath;
They do not cry for help when He binds them.
They do not cry for help when He binds them.
They die in youth,
and their life ends among the cult prostitutes.
and their life ends among the cult prostitutes.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction
and opens their ear by adversity.
and opens their ear by adversity.
He delivers the poor in their affliction,
And opens their ears in oppression.
And opens their ears in oppression.
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.
“Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress,
Into a broad place where there is no restraint;
And what is set on your table would be full of richness.
Into a broad place where there is no restraint;
And what is set on your table would be full of richness.
“But you are full of the judgment on the wicked;
judgment and justice seize you.
judgment and justice seize you.
But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
Judgment and justice take 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.
Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow;
For a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
For a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
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?
Will your riches,
Or all the mighty forces,
Keep you from distress?
Or all the mighty forces,
Keep you from distress?
Do not long for the night,
when peoples vanish in their place.
when peoples vanish in their place.
Do not desire the night,
When people are cut off in their place.
When people are cut off 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.
Take heed, do not turn to iniquity,
For you have chosen this rather than affliction.
For you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Behold, God is exalted in his power;
who is a teacher like him?
who is a teacher like him?
“Behold, God is exalted by His power;
Who teaches like Him?
Who teaches 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 assigned Him His way,
Or who has said, ‘You have done wrong’?
Or who has said, ‘You have done wrong’?
“Remember to extol his work,
of which men have sung.
of which men have sung.
Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty
“Remember to magnify His work,
Of which men have sung.
“Remember to magnify His work,
Of which men have sung.
All mankind has looked on it;
man beholds it from afar.
man beholds it from afar.
Everyone has seen it;
Man looks on it from afar.
Man looks 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.
“Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him;
Nor can the number of His years be discovered.
Nor can the number of His years be discovered.
For he draws up the drops of water;
they distill his mist in rain,
they distill his mist in rain,
For He draws up drops of water,
Which distill as rain from the mist,
Which distill as rain from the mist,
which the skies pour down
and drop on mankind abundantly.
and drop on mankind abundantly.
Which the clouds drop down
And pour abundantly on man.
And pour abundantly on man.
Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
the thunderings of his pavilion?
the thunderings of his pavilion?
Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds,
The thunder from His canopy?
The thunder from His canopy?
Behold, he scatters his lightning about him
and covers the roots of the sea.
and covers the roots of the sea.
Look, He scatters His light upon it,
And covers the depths of the sea.
And covers the depths of the sea.
For by these he judges peoples;
he gives food in abundance.
he gives food in abundance.
For by these He judges the 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.