Job 33 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 “And yet, please, O Job, || Hear my speech and give ear [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 Now behold, I have opened my mouth, || My tongue has spoken in the palate. 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 Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, || And my lips have clearly spoken knowledge. 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 has made me, || And the breath of the Mighty quickens me. 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 are able—answer me, || Set in array before me—station yourself. 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, I [am], according to your word, for God, || I have also been formed from the 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 Behold, my terror does not frighten you, || And my burden on you is not heavy. 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 Surely you have spoken in my ears, || And the sounds of words I hear: “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] pure, without transgression, || I [am] innocent, and I have no iniquity. 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 Behold, He develops hindrances against me, || He reckons me for an enemy to Him, 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 puts my feet in the stocks, || He watches all my paths. 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 Behold, you have not been righteous [in] this, || I answer 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 Why have you striven against Him, || When [for] all His matters He does not answer? 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 For once God speaks, and twice (he does not behold it), 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—a vision of night, || In the falling of deep sleep on men, || In slumberings on a bed. 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 uncovers the ear of men, || And seals for their instruction, then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17 To turn aside man [from] doing, || And He conceals pride from man. 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 He keeps back his soul from corruption, || And his life from passing away by a dart. 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 And he has been reproved || With pain on his bed, || And the strife of his bones [is] enduring. “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 And his life has nauseated bread, || And his soul desirable 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 is consumed from being seen, || And his bones are high, they were not seen! 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 And his soul draws near to the pit, || And his life to those causing death. 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 is a messenger by him, || An interpreter—one of a thousand, || To declare for man his uprightness, 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 Then He favors him and says, || Ransom him from going down to the pit, || I have found an atonement. 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 Fresher [is] his flesh than a child’s, || He returns 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 makes supplication to God, || And He accepts him. And he sees His face with shouting, || And He returns to man His righteousness. 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 [Then] he looks on men and says, || I sinned, and I have perverted uprightness, || And it has not been profitable to me. 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 ransomed my soul || From going over into the pit, || And my life looks on 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, God works all these, || Twice, [even] three times with man, “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 be enlightened with the light of the living. 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 Attend, O Job, listen to me, || Keep silent, and 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 If there are words—answer me, || Speak, for I have a desire to justify 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 If there are not—listen to me, || Keep silent, and I 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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