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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 Presents His Case against Job
“Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.
“Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.
“Behold now, I open my mouth,
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
Now that I have begun to speak,
let me continue.
let me continue.
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
I speak with all sincerity;
I speak the truth.
I speak the truth.
“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.
For 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;
make your case and take your stand.
make your case and 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.
Look, you and I both belong to God.
I, too, was formed from clay.
I, too, was formed from 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.
So you don’t need to be afraid of me.
I won’t come down hard on you.
I won’t come down hard 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:
“You have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard your very words.
and I have heard your very 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 said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin;
I am innocent; I have no guilt.
I am innocent; I have no guilt.
‘Behold, He invents pretexts against me;
He counts me as His enemy.
He counts me as His enemy.
God is picking a quarrel with me,
and he considers me his enemy.
and he considers me 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 my every move.’
and watches my every move.’
“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,
For God is greater than man.
For God is greater than man.
“But you are wrong, and I will show you why.
For God is greater than any human being.
For God is greater than any human being.
“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?
So why are you bringing a charge against him?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
For God speaks again and again,
though people do not recognize it.
though people do not recognize 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,
He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in their beds.
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in their beds.
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
And seals their instruction,
He whispers in their ears
and terrifies them with warnings.
and terrifies them with warnings.
That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep man from pride;
And keep man from pride;
He makes them turn from doing wrong;
he keeps them from pride.
he keeps them from pride.
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 protects them from the grave,
from crossing over the river of death.
from crossing over the river of death.
“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
“Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds,
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
So that his life loathes bread,
And his soul favorite food.
And his soul favorite food.
They lose their appetite
for even the most delicious food.
for even the most delicious 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.
Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.
and their bones 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.
They are at death’s door;
the angels of death wait for them.
the angels of death wait for them.
“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,
“But if an angel from heaven appears —
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright —
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright —
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’;
he will be gracious and say,
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.’
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.’
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;
Then his body will become as healthy as a child’s,
firm and youthful again.
firm and youthful again.
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.
When he prays to God,
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
“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 has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.’
And my life shall see the light.’
God rescued me from the grave,
and now my life is filled with light.’
and now my life is filled with light.’
“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,
“Yes, God does these things
again and again for people.
again and again for people.
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.
He rescues them from the grave
so they may enjoy the light of life.
so they may enjoy the light of life.
“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Mark this well, Job. Listen to me,
for I have more to say.
for I have more to say.
“Then if you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
But if you have anything to say, go ahead.
Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.