Job 36 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Elihu Says God Gives the Afflicted Justice

1 Then Elihu ^H453 continued ^H3254 and said ^H559,

2 “Wait ^H3803 for me a little ^H2191, and I will show ^H2331 you

That there [fn]is yet ^H5750 more ^H5750 to ^H4405 be ^H4405 said ^H4405 in God’s ^H433 behalf.

3 “I will take ^H5375 up ^H5375 my knowledge ^H1843 from afar ^H7350,

And I will ascribe ^H5414 righteousness ^H6664 to my Maker ^H6466.

4 “For truly ^H551 my words ^H4405 are not a lie ^H8267;

One who is [fn]perfect ^H8549 in knowledge ^H1844 is with you.

5 “Behold ^H2005, God ^H410 is mighty ^H3524 but does not reject ^H3988;

He is mighty ^H3524 in the power ^H3581 of His heart ^H3820.

6 “He does not keep ^H2421 the wicked ^H7563 alive ^H2421,

But gives ^H5414 justice ^H4941 to the afflicted ^H6041.

7 “He does not withdraw ^H1639 His eyes ^H5869 from the righteous ^H6662;

But with kings ^H4428 on the throne ^H3678

He has seated ^H3427 them forever ^H5331, and they are exalted ^H1361.

8 “And if ^H518 they are bound ^H631 in fetters ^H2131,

And are caught ^H3920 in the cords ^H2256 of affliction ^H6040,

9 Then He declares ^H5046 to them their work ^H6467

And their transgressions ^H6588, that they have magnified ^H1396 themselves.

10 “He opens ^H1540 their ear ^H241 to discipline ^H4148,

And says ^H559 that they return ^H7725 from wickedness ^H205.

11 “If ^H518 they hear ^H8085 and serve ^H5647 Him,

They will end ^H3615 their days ^H3117 in prosperity ^H2896

And their years ^H8141 in pleasures ^H5273.

12 “But if ^H518 they do not hear ^H8085, they shall pass ^H5674 away by a weapon ^H7973

And they will breathe ^H1478 their last ^H1478 without ^H1097 knowledge ^H1847.

13 “But the godless ^H2611 in heart ^H3820 lay ^H7760 up ^H7760 anger ^H639;

They do not cry ^H7768 for ^H7768 help ^H7768 when ^H3588 He binds ^H631 them.

14 “[fn]They die ^H4191 in youth ^H5290,

And their life ^H2416 perishes among the cult ^H6945 prostitutes ^H6945.

15 “He delivers ^H2502 the afflicted ^H6041 in [fn]their affliction ^H6040,

And opens ^H1540 their ear ^H241 in [fn]time of oppression ^H3906.

16 “Then indeed ^H637, He enticed ^H5496 you from the mouth ^H6310 of distress ^H6862,

Instead ^H8478 of ^H8478 it, a broad ^H7338 place ^H7338 with no ^H3808 constraint ^H4164;

And the comfort ^H5183 of your table ^H7979 full ^H4390 of [fn]fatness ^H1880.

17 “But you were full ^H4390 of judgment ^H1779 on the wicked ^H7563;

Judgment ^H1779 and justice ^H4941 take ^H8551 hold ^H8551 of you.

18 “Beware lest ^H6435 wrath ^H2534 entice ^H5496 you to scoffing ^H5607;

And do not let the greatness ^H7230 of the atonement ^H3724 turn ^H5186 you aside ^H5186.

19 “Will your [fn]cries ^H7770 keep ^H6186 you from distress ^H6862,

Or all ^H3605 the forces ^H3981 of your power ^H3581?

20 “Do not long ^H7602 for the night ^H3915,

When people ^H5971 [fn]vanish ^H5927 in ^H8478 their place ^H8478.

21 “Be ^H8104 careful ^H8104, do not turn ^H6437 to wickedness ^H205,

For you have chosen ^H977 this ^H2088 to affliction ^H6040.

22 “Behold ^H2005, God ^H410 is ^H7682 exalted ^H7682 in His power ^H3581;

Who ^H4310 is a teacher ^H4175 like ^H3644 Him?

23 “Who ^H4310 has appointed ^H6485 Him His way ^H1870,

And who ^H4310 has said ^H559, ‘You have worked ^H6466 out [fn]unrighteousness ^H5766’?

24 “Remember ^H2142 that you should exalt ^H7679 His work ^H6467,

Of which ^H834 men ^H376 have sung ^H7891.

25 “All ^H3605 men ^H120 have beheld ^H2372 it;

Man ^H120 looks ^H5027 from afar ^H7350.

26 “Behold ^H2005, God ^H410 is exalted ^H7689, and we do not know ^H3045 Him;

The number ^H4557 of His years ^H8141 is unsearchable ^H3808 H2714.

27 “For He draws ^H1639 up ^H1639 the drops ^H5198 of water ^H4325,

They distill ^H2212 rain ^H4306 for His [fn]stream ^H108,

28 Which ^H834 the clouds ^H7834 pour ^H5140 down ^H5140,

They drip ^H7491 upon man ^H120 abundantly ^H7227.

29 “Can anyone discern ^H995 the spreading ^H4666 of the clouds ^H5645,

The thundering ^H8663 of His [fn]pavilion ^H5521?

30 “Behold ^H2005, He spreads ^H6566 His [fn]lightning ^H216 about ^H5921 Him,

And He covers ^H3680 the depths ^H8328 of the sea ^H3220.

31 “For by these He judges ^H1777 peoples ^H5971;

He gives ^H5414 food ^H400 in abundance ^H3527.

32 “He covers ^H3680 His hands ^H3709 with the [fn]lightning ^H216,

And commands ^H6680 it to strike ^H6293 the mark ^H6293.

33 “Its thundering ^H7452 declares ^H5046 about Him ^H5921;

The cattle ^H4735 also ^H637, concerning ^H5921 what is coming ^H5927 up ^H5927.