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Job 33 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Elihu Confronts Job
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But now, Job, pay attention to my speech,

and listen to all my words.

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I am going to open my mouth;

my tongue will form words on my palate.

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My words come from my upright heart,

and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

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The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

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Refute me if you can.

Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

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I am just like you before God;

I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

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Fear of me should not terrify you;

no pressure from me should weigh you down.

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Surely you have spoken in my hearing,

and I have heard these very[fn] words:

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“I am pure, without transgression;

I am clean and have no iniquity.

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“But he finds reasons to oppose me;

he regards me as his enemy.

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“He puts my feet in the stocks;

he stands watch over all my paths.”

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But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,

since God is greater than man.

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Why do you take him to court

for not answering anything a person asks?[fn]

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For God speaks time and again,

but a person may not notice it.

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In a dream, a vision in the night,

when deep sleep comes over people

as they slumber on their beds,

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he uncovers their ears

and terrifies them[fn] with warnings,

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in order to turn a person from his actions

and suppress the pride of a person.

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God spares his soul from the Pit,

his life from crossing the river of death.[fn]

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A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain

and constant distress in his bones,

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so that he detests bread,

and his soul despises his favorite food.

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His flesh wastes away to nothing,[fn]

and his unseen bones stick out.

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He draws near to the Pit,

and his life to the executioners.

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If there is an angel on his side,

one mediator out of a thousand,

to tell a person what is right for him[fn]

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and to be gracious to him and say,

“Spare him from going down to the Pit;

I have found a ransom,”

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then his flesh will be healthier[fn] than in his youth,

and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.

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He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.

That person will see his face with a shout of joy,

and God will restore his righteousness to him.

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He will look at men and say,

“I have sinned and perverted what was right;

yet I did not get what I deserved.[fn]

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“He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,

and I will continue to see the light.”

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God certainly does all these things

two or three times to a person

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in order to turn him back from the Pit,

so he may shine with the light of life.

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Pay attention, Job, and listen to me.

Be quiet, and I will speak.

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But if you have something to say,[fn] answer me;

speak, for I would like to justify you.

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If not, then listen to me;

be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.

CSB Footnotes
Lit heard a sound of
Lit court, for he does not answer all his words
LXX; MT reads and seals
Or from perishing by the sword
Lit away from sight
Or to vouch for a person’s uprightness
Hb obscure
Lit and the same was not to me
Lit If there are words
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