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Job 36

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Then Elihu continued and said,

2 "Bear with me a little longer, and {I will explain}, for {I still have something to say on God's behalf}.

3 I will bring my knowledge from far away, and I will ascribe righteousness to my maker,

4 for truly my words [are] not falsehood; [one who has] perfect knowledge [is] with you.

5 Look, God [is] mighty but does not despise [anyone]; [he is] mighty [and] {good in understanding}.

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

7 He does not withdraw his eyes from [the] righteous, but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.

8 "And if [they] are tied up with fetters, [if] they are caught in [the] cords of misery,

9 then he declares their work to them, and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.

10 So he opens their ear to the discipline, and he commands that they return from mischief.

11 If they listen and serve [him], they complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.

12 But if they do not listen, they perish by [the] sword, and they pass away without knowledge.

13 And [the] godless of heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

14 {They die in their youth}, and their life [ends] among the male shrine prostitutes.

15 He delivers [the] afflicted by his misery, and he opens their ears by the adversity.

16 And what's more, he allured you {out of distress} [into] a broad place, [where] in place of it [was] no constraint; and [what] was set on your table is full of fatness.

17 But you are obsessed with [the] judgment of [the] wicked; judgment and justice take hold of you.

18 Yes, [it is] wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let [the] ransom's greatness turn you aside.

19 Will your cry for help sustain [you] without distress, or all [the] efforts of [your] strength?

20 You must not long for the night, to cut off people {in their place}.

21 Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.

22 "Look, God is exalted in his power; who [is] a teacher like him?

23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who says, 'You have done wrong'?

24 Remember that you should extol his work, [of] which people have sung.

25 All human beings have looked on it; everyone watches from afar.

26 "Look, God [is] exalted, and we do not know [him]; the number of his years is unsearchable.

27 Indeed, he draws up [the] drops of water; he distills [the] rain into its mist,

28 which [the] clouds pour down; they shower abundantly on human beings.

29 "Moreover, {can anyone understand} [the] spreading of clouds, [the] thundering of his dwelling place?

30 Look, he scatters his lightning around him, and he covers the roots of the sea.

31 Indeed, he judges people by them; he gives food {in abundance}.

32 He covers [his] hands [with] lightning, and he commands it the place at [which] to strike.

33 His thundering tells about him; [the] livestock also [tell] {concerning what rises}.

New International Version NIV

1 Elihu continued:

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

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

4 Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.

5 “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.

6 He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.

7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

8 But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,

9 he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly.

10 He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil.

11 If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.

12 But if they do not listen, they will perish by the swordand die without knowledge.

13 “The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.

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

15 But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.

16 “He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.

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

18 Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

19 Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?

20 Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.

21 Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.

22 “God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?

23 Who has prescribed his ways for him, or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?

24 Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.

25 All humanity has seen it; mortals gaze on it from afar.

26 How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.

27 “He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams ;

28 the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind.

29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his pavilion?

30 See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.

31 This is the way he governs the nations and provides food in abundance.

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

33 His thunder announces the coming storm; even the cattle make known its approach.