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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
“But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.
“But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.
“Behold now, I open my mouth,
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
Behold, I open my mouth;
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
“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 has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
“Refute me if you can;
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
Answer me, if you can;
set your words in order before me; take your stand.
set your words in order before me; take your 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, I am toward God as you are;
I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.
I too was pinched off from a piece of 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, no fear of me need terrify you;
my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
“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 you have spoken in my ears,
and I have heard the sound of your words.
and I have heard the sound of your 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.
You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am clean, 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.
Behold, he finds occasions against me,
he counts me as his enemy,
he counts me as his enemy,
‘He puts my feet in the stocks;
He watches all my paths.’
He watches all my paths.’
he puts my feet in the stocks
and watches all my paths.’
and watches 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, in this you are not right. I will answer you,
for God is greater than man.
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?
“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
For God speaks in one way,
and in two, though man does not perceive it.
and in two, though man does not perceive it.
“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 falls on men,
while they slumber on their beds,
when deep sleep falls on men,
while they slumber on their beds,
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
And seals their instruction,
That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep man from pride;
And keep man from pride;
that he may turn man aside from his deed
and conceal pride from a man;
and conceal pride from a 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 keeps back his soul from the pit,
his life from perishing by the sword.
his life from perishing 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;
“Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed
and with continual strife in his bones,
and with continual strife in his bones,
So that his life loathes bread,
And his soul favorite food.
And his soul favorite food.
so that his life loathes bread,
and his appetite the choicest food.
and his appetite the choicest 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 so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
and his bones that were not seen stick out.
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.
His soul draws near the pit,
and his life to those who bring death.
and his life to those who bring death.
“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 for him an angel,
a mediator, one of the thousand,
to declare to man what is right for him,
a mediator, one of the thousand,
to declare to man what is right for him,
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’;
and he is merciful to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;
I have found a ransom;
‘Deliver him from going down into 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;
let his flesh become fresh with youth;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
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 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 sings before men and says:
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid 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 has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit,
and my life shall look upon the light.’
and my life shall look upon the light.’
“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,
“Behold, God does all these things,
twice, three times, with a man,
twice, three times, with a 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 lighted with the light of life.
that he may be lighted with the light of life.
“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
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 you have any words, answer me;
speak, for I desire to justify you.
speak, for I desire to justify you.