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Job 33

New Century Version NCV

1 "Now, Job, listen to my words. Pay attention to everything I say.

2 I open my mouth and am ready to speak.

3 My words come from an honest heart, and I am sincere in saying what I know.

4 The Spirit of God created me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

5 Answer me if you can; get yourself ready and stand before me.

6 I am just like you before God; I too am made out of clay.

7 Don't be afraid of me; I will not be hard on you.

8 "But I heard what you have said; I heard every word.

9 You said, 'I am pure and without sin; I am innocent and free from guilt.

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

11 He locks my feet in chains and closely watches everywhere I go.'

12 "But I tell you, you are not right in saying this, because God is greater than we are.

13 Why do you accuse God of not answering anyone?

14 God does speak -- sometimes one way and sometimes another -- even though people may not understand it.

15 He speaks in a dream or a vision of the night when people are in a deep sleep, lying on their beds.

16 He speaks in their ears and frightens them with warnings

17 to turn them away from doing wrong and to keep them from being proud.

18 God does this to save a person from death, to keep him from dying.

19 A person may be corrected while in bed in great pain; he may have continual pain in his very bones.

20 He may be in such pain that he even hates food, even the very best meal.

21 His body becomes so thin there is almost nothing left of it, and his bones that were hidden now stick out.

22 He is near death, and his life is almost over.

23 "But there may be an angel to speak for him, one out of a thousand, who will tell him what to do.

24 The angel will beg for mercy and say: 'Save him from death. I have found a way to pay for his life.'

25 Then his body is made new like a child's. It will return to the way it was when he was young.

26 That person will pray to God, and God will listen to him. with happiness. And God will set things right for him again.

27 Then he will say to others, 'I sinned and twisted what was right, but I did not receive the punishment I should have received.

28 God bought my life back from death, and I will continue to enjoy life.'

29 "God does all these things to a person two or even three times

30 so he won't die as punishment for his sins and so he may still enjoy life.

31 "Job, pay attention and listen to me; be quiet, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, because I want to prove you right.

33 But if you have nothing to say, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom."

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."