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Job 33

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1 Hear therefore, O Job, my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

2 Behold now I have opened my mouth, let my tongue speak within my jaws.

3 My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.

4 The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

5 If thou canst, answer me, and stand up against my face.

6 Behold God hath made me as well as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed.

7 But yet let not my wonder terrify thee, and let not my eloquence be burdensome to thee.

8 Now thou hast said in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words:

9 I am clean, and without sin: I am unspotted, and there is no iniquity in me.

10 Because he hath found complaints against me, therefore he hath counted me for his enemy.

11 He hath put my feet in the stocks, he hath observed all my paths.

12 Now this is the thing in which thou art not justified: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

13 Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words?

14 God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time.

15 By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds:

16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in what they are to learn.

17 That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride.

18 Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword.

19 He rebuketh also by sorrow in the bed, and he maketh all his bones to wither.

20 Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired.

21 His flesh shall be consumed away, and his bones that were covered shall be made bare.

22 His soul hath drawn near to corruption, and his life to the destroyers.

23 If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man’s uprightness,

24 He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wherein I may be merciful to him.

25 His flesh is consumed with punishments, let him return to the days of his youth.

26 He shall pray to God, and he will be gracious to him: and he shall see his face with joy, and he will render to man his justice.

27 He shall look upon men, and shall say: I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.

28 He hath delivered his soul from going into destruction, that it may live and see the light.

29 Behold, all these things God worketh three times within every one.

30 That he may withdraw their souls from corruption, and enlighten them with the light of the living.

31 Attend, Job, and hearken to me, and hold thy peace, whilst I speak.

32 But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak: for I would have thee to appear just.

33 And if thou have not, hear me: hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.

The Message Bible MSG

1 "So please, Job, hear me out, honor me by listening to me.

2 What I'm about to say has been carefully thought out.

3 I have no ulterior motives in this; I'm speaking honestly from my heart.

4 The Spirit of God made me what I am, the breath of God Almighty gave me life! God Always Answers, One Way or Another

5 "And if you think you can prove me wrong, do it. Lay out your arguments. Stand up for yourself!

6 Look, I'm human - no better than you; we're both made of the same kind of mud.

7 So let's work this through together; don't let my aggressiveness overwhelm you.

8 "Here's what you said. I heard you say it with my own ears.

9 You said, 'I'm pure - I've done nothing wrong. Believe me, I'm clean - my conscience is clear.

10 But God keeps picking on me; he treats me like I'm his enemy.

11 He's thrown me in jail; he keeps me under constant surveillance.'

12 "But let me tell you, Job, you're wrong, dead wrong! God is far greater than any human.

13 So how dare you haul him into court, and then complain that he won't answer your charges?

14 God always answers, one way or another, even when people don't recognize his presence.

15 "In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds -

16 God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings

17 To turn them back from something bad they're planning, from some reckless choice,

18 And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.

19 "Or, God might get their attention through pain, by throwing them on a bed of suffering,

20 So they can't stand the sight of food, have no appetite for their favorite treats.

21 They lose weight, wasting away to nothing, reduced to a bag of bones.

22 They hang on the cliff-edge of death, knowing the next breath may be their last.

23 "But even then an angel could come, a champion - there are thousands of them! - to take up your cause,

24 A messenger who would mercifully intervene, canceling the death sentence with the words: 'I've come up with the ransom!'

25 Before you know it, you're healed, the very picture of health!

26 "Or, you may fall on your knees and pray - to God's delight! You'll see God's smile and celebrate, finding yourself set right with God.

27 You'll sing God's praises to everyone you meet, testifying, 'I messed up my life - and let me tell you, it wasn't worth it.

28 But God stepped in and saved me from certain death. I'm alive again! Once more I see the light!'

29 "This is the way God works. Over and over again

30 He pulls our souls back from certain destruction so we'll see the light - and live in the light!

31 "Keep listening, Job. Don't interrupt - I'm not finished yet.

32 But if you think of anything I should know, tell me. There's nothing I'd like better than to see your name cleared.

33 Meanwhile, keep listening. Don't distract me with interruptions. I'm going to teach you the basics of wisdom."