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Job 33

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 "So, Iyov, please, hear my speech; listen to all my words.

2 Look, I am opening my mouth; the words are on the tip of my tongue.

3 I will say exactly what is on my mind; what my lips know, they will speak sincerely.

4 It is the Spirit of God that made me, the breath of Shaddai that gives me life.

5 So refute me, if you can; organize your words, take your stand!

6 Look, before God I'm the same as you; I too am fashioned from clay.

7 You don't need to be afraid of me; my pressure on you will not be heavy.

8 "You spoke within my hearing, and I heard what you said -

9 'I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, not guilty.

10 Yet [God] finds pretexts for accusing me; he regards me as his enemy.

11 He puts my feet in the stocks and watches wherever I go.'

12 "But in this, you are wrong; I will answer you: God is greater than any mortal.

13 Why do you strive against him? He will not defend his words

14 God speaks once, even twice, and still the hearer misses the point.

15 "In a dream, in a vision at night, when slumber falls upon people, as they sleep in their beds,

16 he opens people's ears and seals the matter with a warning,

17 to turn a person away from his action and protect a man from pride,

18 so that he will keep himself away from the pit and from perishing by the sword.

19 "He is also warned by pain when in bed, when all his bones are hurting;

20 so that he detests bread as well as richer food.

21 His flesh wastes away, till one can't stand to look; his bones protrude and become unsightly.

22 His soul comes close to the pit and his life to those who bring death.

23 "If there is for him an angel, a mediator, one among a thousand, who can vouch for the man's uprightness;

24 then [God] is gracious to him and says, 'Redeem him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.'

25 His flesh becomes fresher than that of a child, he returns to the days of his youth.

26 He prays to God and is accepted by him, so that he sees [God's] face with joy, and [God] repays the man for his righteousness.

27 He declares before everyone, 'I sinned; I perverted what was right, and it gained me nothing.

28 [God] redeemed me from going into the pit, and now my life sees light.'

29 God will accomplish all these things twice, even three times, with a man,

30 to bring him back from the pit, so that he can enjoy the light of the living.

31 "Pay attention, Iyov, listen to me; keep quiet, and I will keep speaking.

32 If you have something to say, answer me; speak, because I want to show that you are right.

33 If not, then listen to me; keep quiet, and I will teach you wisdom."

New International Version NIV

1 “But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.

2 I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.

3 My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.

6 I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.

7 No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.

8 “But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—

9 ‘I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.

10 Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.

11 He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’

12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.

13 Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words ?

14 For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,

16 he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,

17 to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,

18 to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.

19 “Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,

20 so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.

21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.

22 They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

23 Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,

24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spare them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for them—

25 let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’—

26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being.

27 And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.

28 God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’

29 “God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—

30 to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.

31 “Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you.

33 But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”