Berean Study Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words. | 1“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words. |
2Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue. | 2Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue. |
3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know. | 3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know. |
4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. | 4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. |
5Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me. | 5Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me. |
6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay. | 6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay. |
7Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you. | 7Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you. |
8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: | 8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: |
9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me. | 9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me. |
10Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy. | 10Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy. |
11He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’ | 11He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’ |
12Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. | 12Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. |
13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks? | 13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks? |
14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. | 14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. |
15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, | 15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, |
16He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings | 16He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings |
17to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, | 17to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, |
18to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword. | 18to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword. |
19A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, | 19A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, |
20so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. | 20so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. |
21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. | 21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. |
22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death. | 22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death. |
23Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him, | 23Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him, |
24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’ | 24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’ |
25then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth. | 25then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth. |
26He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man. | 26He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man. |
27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. | 27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. |
28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’ | 28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’ |
29Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times, | 29Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times, |
30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life. | 30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life. |
31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. | 31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. |
32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you. | 32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you. |
33But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.” | 33But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.” |
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