Job 33 (New International Version)
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"But now, Job, listen1 to my words; pay attention to everything I say.2
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I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.
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My words come from an upright heart;3 my lips sincerely speak what I know.4
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The Spirit5 of God has made me;6 the breath of the Almighty7 gives me life.8
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Answer me9 then, if you can; prepare10 yourself and confront me.11
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I am just like you before God;12 I too have been taken from clay.13
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No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy upon you.14
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"But you have said in my hearing-- I heard the very words--
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'I am pure15 and without sin;16 I am clean and free from guilt.17
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Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.18
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He fastens my feet in shackles;19 he keeps close watch on all my paths.'20
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"But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than man.21
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Why do you complain to him22 that he answers none of man's wordsa ?23
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For God does speak24--now one way, now another25-- though man may not perceive it.26
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In a dream,27 in a vision28 of the night,29 when deep sleep30 falls on men as they slumber in their beds,
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he may speak31 in their ears and terrify them32 with warnings,33
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to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,34
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to preserve his soul from the pit,b35 his life from perishing by the sword.c36
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Or a man may be chastened37 on a bed of pain38 with constant distress in his bones,39
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so that his very being finds food40 repulsive and his soul loathes the choicest meal.41
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His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his bones,42 once hidden, now stick out.43
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His soul draws near to the pit,d44 and his life to the messengers of death.e45
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"Yet if there is an angel on his side as a mediator,46 one out of a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,47
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to be gracious to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the pitf;48 I have found a ransom for him'49--
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then his flesh is renewed50 like a child's; it is restored as in the days of his youth.51
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He prays to God and finds favor with him,52 he sees God's face and shouts for joy;53 he is restored by God to his righteous state.54
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Then he comes to men and says, 'I sinned,55 and perverted what was right,56 but I did not get what I deserved.57
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He redeemed58 my soul from going down to the pit,g59 and I will live to enjoy the light.'60
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"God does all these things to a man61-- twice, even three times62--
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to turn back63 his soul from the pit,h64 that the light of life65 may shine on him.66
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"Pay attention, Job, and listen67 to me;68 be silent,69 and I will speak.
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If you have anything to say, answer me;70 speak up, for I want you to be cleared.71
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But if not, then listen to me;72 be silent,73 and I will teach you wisdom.74"
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
a.
Job 33:13 - Or "that he does not answer for any of his actions"
b.
Job 33:18 - Or "preserve him from the grave"
c.
Job 33:18 - Or "from crossing the River"
d.
Job 33:22 - Or "He draws near to the grave"
e.
Job 33:22 - Or "to the dead"
f.
Job 33:24 - Or "grave"
g.
Job 33:28 - Or "redeemed me from going down to the grave"
h.
Job 33:30 - Or "turn him back from the grave"