Job 33 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Therefore, hear my speeches, Job, and listen to all my words. “But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. “But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
2 Behold, I have opened my mouth; let my tongue speak along with my throat. Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3 My words are from my simple heart, and my lips will speak a pure judgment. My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely. My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
4 The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life. The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 If you can, answer me, and oppose me to my face. Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.
6 Behold, God has made me, just as he also has made you, and I, likewise, have been formed of the same clay. Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay. I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.
7 So, truly, do not let my wonders terrify you, and do not let my eloquence be burdensome to you. Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you. No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.
8 For you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying: “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words. “But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—
9 “I am clean and without sin; I am immaculate, and there is no iniquity in me. You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me. I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.
10 Yet he has discovered blame in me, and so he has treated me like his enemy. Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy, Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
11 He has put my feet in fetters; he has kept watch over all my ways.” he puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.’ He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
12 Therefore, it is for this reason that you have not been justified. For I tell you that God is greater than man. “Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. “But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.
13 Do you contend against him because he has not responded to all of your words? Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of man’s words’? Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words?
14 God speaks once, and he does not repeat the same thing a second time. For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.
15 Through a dream in a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls over men, and they are sleeping in their beds, In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,
16 then, he opens the ears of men, and, educating them, he teaches discipline, then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17 so that he may divert a man from the things that he is doing, and may free him from pride, that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man; to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,
18 rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword. he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword. to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.
19 Likewise, he rebukes by sorrow in bed, and he causes all of his bones to become weak. “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed and with continual strife in his bones, “Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,
20 Bread becomes abominable to him in his life, and, to his soul, the meat which before he desired. so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite the choicest food. so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
21 His body will waste away, and his bones, which had been covered, will be revealed. His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out. Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
22 His soul has approached corruption, and his life has drawn near to what is deadly. His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.
23 If there were an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare the fairness of the man, If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him, 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 he will have mercy on him, and he will say, “Free him, so that he will not descend to destruction. I have found a reason to be favorable to him. and he is merciful to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom; 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 His body is consumed by suffering. Let him return to the days of his youth.” let his flesh become fresh with youth; let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’; let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’—
26 He will beg pardon from God, and he will be soothing to him; and he will look upon his face in jubilation, and he will restore his justice to man. then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness. 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 He will consider mankind, and he will say: “I have sinned and truly I have offended, yet I was not treated as I deserved.” He sings before men and says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me. 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 He has freed his soul from continuing into destruction, so that, in living, it may see the light. He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light.’ God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
29 Behold, all these things God works three times within each one, “Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, “God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—
30 so that he may revive their souls from corruption and enlighten them with the light of life. to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be lighted with the light of life. to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.
31 Pay attention Job, and listen to me; and remain silent, while I speak. Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. “Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32 Yet, if you have anything to say, answer me and speak, for I want you to be treated justly. If you have any words, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
33 But if you do not have anything to say, then listen to me. Be quiet and I will teach you wisdom. If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.” But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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