Job 33 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 |Now please listen to what I have to say, Job. Listen to every word! “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 Look! I've begun to speak, and I'm fashioning my words. 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 I speak from the innocence of my heart; and my lips will utter what I sincerely know. 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 fashioned me; and the breath of the Almighty gives 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 Answer me, if you can! Present your case! Take your stand in my presence! 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 Look! As far as God is concerned, I'm just like you are— I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of 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 Don't be afraid of me; I'll go easy on 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 |You spoke clearly so I could hear; I've heard what you've said: “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'm pure. I'm without sin; I'm innocent. I'm harboring no iniquity inside of 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 Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me 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 bound my feet in shackles, and keeps watching everything I do.'| 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 |You aren't right about this; My response is that God is greater than human beings. “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 Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you! 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 time and time again — but nobody notices— 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 in a dream or night vision, when a deep sleep falls on mankind while they sleep on 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 That's when he opens the ear of mankind, authenticating his messages to them, then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17 turning a person from his actions, keeping 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 sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death. 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 |He is being reproved by painful bed rest, with continual aching in his bones. “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 He cannot stand his food, and he has no desire for appetizing food. 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 flesh wastes away; his bones, which once couldn't be seen, are visible. 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 is getting close to the Pit; his life is approaching its executioner.| 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's a messenger appointed to mediate for Job —one out of a thousand— to represent the man's integrity on his behalf, 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 to show favor to him and to plead, 'Deliver him from having to go down to the Pit — I know where his ransom is!' 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 Let his flesh be rejuvenated as he was in his youth! Let him recover the strength 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 Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!| 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'll sing to mankind with these words: 'I've sinned. I have twisted what is right. Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve. 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 redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will 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 Indeed God does all these things again and again with a person “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 to bring back his soul from the Pit; to light him 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 |Job, pay attention! Listen to me! Be silent and let me 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 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, because I'd be happy to vindicate you. 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 have nothing to say, then at least listen to me! Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me.| 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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