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Elihu Claims to Speak for God
“However now, Job, please hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
“However now, Job, please hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
Elihu Rebukes Job
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
“Behold now, I open my mouth,
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
“Refute me if you can;
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.
“Behold, I belong to God like you;
I too have been formed out of the clay.
I too have been formed out of the clay.
Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.
“Behold, no fear of me should terrify you,
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.
“Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
And I have heard the sound of your words:
And I have heard the sound of your words:
Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: --
‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;
‘Behold, He invents pretexts against me;
He counts me as His enemy.
He counts me as His enemy.
Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
‘He puts my feet in the stocks;
He watches all my paths.’
He watches all my paths.’
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,
For God is greater than man.
For God is greater than man.
Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for +God is greater than man.
“Why do you complain against Him
That He does not give an account of all His doings?
That He does not give an account of all His doings?
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
For God speaketh once, and twice, -- [and man] perceiveth it not --
“In a dream, a vision of the night,
When sound sleep falls on men,
While they slumber in their beds,
When sound sleep falls on men,
While they slumber in their beds,
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
And seals their instruction,
Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep man from pride;
And keep man from pride;
That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.
He keeps back his soul from the pit,
And his life from passing over into Sheol.
And his life from passing over into Sheol.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;
So that his life loathes bread,
And his soul favorite food.
And his soul favorite food.
And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
“His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones which were not seen stick out.
And his bones which were not seen stick out.
His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
“Then his soul draws near to the pit,
And his life to those who bring death.
And his life to those who bring death.
And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
“If there is an angel as mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To remind a man what is right for him,
One out of a thousand,
To remind a man what is right for him,
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;
Then let him be gracious to him, and say,
‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom’;
‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom’;
Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.
Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.
He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.
“He will sing to men and say,
‘I have sinned and perverted what is right,
And it is not proper for me.
‘I have sinned and perverted what is right,
And it is not proper for me.
He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.’
And my life shall see the light.’
He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,
Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,
To bring back his soul from the pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.
“Then if you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.