New American Standard Bible 1995

Berean Study Bible

1Then Elihu continued and said,

1And Elihu continued:

2"Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is yet more to be said in God's behalf.

2“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.

3"I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

3I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.

4"For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

4For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.

5"Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

6"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.

7"He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

8"And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,

8And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,

9Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.

9then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

10"He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.

10He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.

11"If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.

11If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.

12"But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.

12But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

13"But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them.

13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

14"They die in youth, And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.

14They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.

15"He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in time of oppression.

15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.

16"Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress, Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint; And that which was set on your table was full of fatness.

16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.

17"But you were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.

17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

18"Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.

18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

19"Will your riches keep you from distress, Or all the forces of your strength?

19Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?

20"Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.

20Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.

21"Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you have preferred this to affliction.

21Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

22"Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him?

22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

23"Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, 'You have done wrong '?

23Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?

24"Remember that you should exalt His work, Of which men have sung.

24Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

25"All men have seen it; Man beholds from afar.

25All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.

26"Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable.

26Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

27"For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist,

27For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,

28Which the clouds pour down, They drip upon man abundantly.

28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.

29"Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering of His pavilion?

29Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?

30"Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea.

30See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.

31"For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.

31For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.

32"He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.

32He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.

33"Its noise declares His presence; The cattle also, concerning what is coming up.

33The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.

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