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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 Contradicts Job
“But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
“But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
“Behold now, I open my mouth,
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
My lips utter pure knowledge.
“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.
If you can answer me,
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, no fear of me should terrify you,
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
Nor will my hand be heavy on 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:
‘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 pure, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am innocent, 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.
Yet 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,
He watches all my paths.’
He 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.
“Look, in this you are not righteous.
I will answer you,
For God is greater than man.
I will answer you,
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 do you contend with Him?
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
Yet 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 upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
And seals their instruction,
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;
In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
And conceal 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.
“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 chastened with pain on his bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
So that his life loathes bread,
And his soul favorite food.
And his soul favorite 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 wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
“Then his soul draws near to the pit,
And his life to those who bring death.
And his life to those who bring death.
Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
And his life to the executioners.
“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 is a messenger for him,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
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’;
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 young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
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 to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to 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.
Then he looks at men and says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it did not profit me.’
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it did not profit 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.’
“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,
“Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
Twice, in fact, 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 enlightened with the light of life.
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Keep silent, and let me speak.
“Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
Hold your peace, 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 anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.