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Job 33

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words.

2 I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate.

3 My words [come from] my upright heart, and my lips speak what they know with sincerity.

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

5 Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

6 I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from [a piece of] clay.

7 Fear of me should not terrify you; the pressure I exert against you will be light.

8 Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:

9 "I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no guilt.

10 But He finds reasons to oppose me; He regards me as his enemy.

11 He puts my feet in the stocks; He stands watch over all my paths."

12 But I tell you that you are wrong in this [matter], since God is greater than man.

13 Why do you take Him to court for not answering anything a person asks?

14 For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it.

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

16 He uncovers their ears at that time and terrifies them with warnings,

17 in order to turn a person [from his] actions and suppress his pride.

18 God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river [of death].

19 A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,

20 so that he detests bread, and his soul [despises his] favorite food.

21 His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out.

22 He draws near the Pit, and his life to the executioners.

23 If there is an angel on his side, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what is right for him

24 and to be gracious to him and say, "Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom,"

25 then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth, and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.

26 He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That man will behold His face with a shout of joy, and God will restore his righteousness to him.

27 He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light."

29 God certainly does all these things two or three times to a man

30 in order to turn him back from the Pit, so he may shine with the light of life.

31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me. Be quiet, and I will speak.

32 But if you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I would like to justify you.

33 If not, then listen to me; be 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.”