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“But now, Job, listen to my words;
pay attention to everything I say.
pay attention to everything I say.
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.
I am about to open my mouth;
my words are on the tip of my tongue.
my words are on the tip of my tongue.
“Behold now, I open my mouth,
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
My words come from an upright heart;
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
The Spirit of God has made me;
the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
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.
Answer me then, if you can;
stand up and argue your case before me.
stand up and argue your case before me.
“Refute me if you can;
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
I am the same as you in God’s sight;
I too am a piece of clay.
I too am a piece of clay.
“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.
No fear of me should alarm you,
nor should my hand be heavy on you.
nor should my hand be heavy on you.
“Behold, no fear of me should terrify you,
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
“But you have said in my hearing —
I heard the very words —
I heard the very words —
“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, I have done no wrong;
I am clean and free from sin.
I am clean and free from sin.
‘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.
Yet God has found fault with me;
he considers me his enemy.
he considers me his enemy.
‘Behold, He invents pretexts against me;
He counts me as His enemy.
He counts me as His enemy.
He fastens my feet in shackles;
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
‘He puts my feet in the stocks;
He watches all my paths.’
He watches all my paths.’
“But I tell you, in this you are not right,
for God is greater than any mortal.
for God is greater than any mortal.
“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,
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?
For God does speak — now one way, now another —
though no one perceives it.
though no one perceives it.
“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
In a dream, in a vision of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they slumber in their beds,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they slumber in their beds,
“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 may speak in their ears
and terrify them with warnings,
and terrify them with warnings,
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
And seals their instruction,
to turn them from wrongdoing
and keep them from pride,
and keep them from pride,
That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep man from pride;
And keep man 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.
“Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain
with constant distress in their bones,
with constant distress in their bones,
“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
so that their body finds food repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
So that his life loathes bread,
And his soul favorite food.
And his soul favorite food.
Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
“His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones which were not seen stick out.
And his bones which 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.
Yet if there is an angel at their side,
a messenger, one out of a thousand,
sent to tell them how to be upright,
a messenger, one out of a thousand,
sent to tell them how to be upright,
“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,
and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
‘Spare them from going down to the pit;
I have found a ransom for them —
‘Spare them from going down to the pit;
I have found a ransom for them —
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 their flesh be renewed like a child’s;
let them be restored as in the days of their youth’ —
let them be restored as in the days of their youth’ —
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 that person can pray to God and find favor with him,
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;
he will restore them to full well-being.
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;
he will restore them to full well-being.
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.
And they will go to others and say,
‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right,
but I did not get what I deserved.
‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right,
but I did not get what I deserved.
“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.
God has delivered me from going down to the pit,
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
‘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 does all these things to a person —
twice, even three times —
twice, even three times —
“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,
to turn them back from the pit,
that the light of life may shine on them.
that the light of life may shine on them.
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, Job, and listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
be silent, and I will speak.
“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Keep silent, and let me speak.
If you have anything to say, answer me;
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
“Then if you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.