Job 33 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 “Listen to my words, Job; pay attention to what I have to say. “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 that I have begun to speak, let me continue. 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 with all sincerity; I speak the truth. 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 For the Spirit of God has made 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; make your case and take your stand. 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, you and I both belong to God. I, too, was formed from 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 you don’t need to be afraid of me. I won’t come down hard 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 have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard your very words. “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 You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin; I am innocent; I have no guilt. 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 God is picking a quarrel with me, and 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 puts my feet in the stocks and watches my every move.’ 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 “But you are wrong, and I will show you why. For God is greater than any human being. “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 So why are you bringing a charge against him? Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints? 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 God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize 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 He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie 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 He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings. then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17 He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them 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 He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of 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 “Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds, with ceaseless aching in their 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 They lose their appetite for even the most delicious 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 Their flesh wastes away, and their bones stick out. 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 They are at death’s door; the angels of death wait for them. 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 “But if an angel from heaven appears— a special messenger to intercede for a person and declare that he is upright— 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 be gracious and say, ‘Rescue him from the grave, for I have found a ransom for his life.’ 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 Then his body will become as healthy as a child’s, firm and youthful again. 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 When he prays to God, he will be accepted. And God will receive him with joy and restore him to good standing. 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 declare to his friends, ‘I sinned and twisted the truth, but it was not worth it. 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 God rescued me from the grave, and now my life is filled with 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 “Yes, God does these things again and again for people. “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 He rescues them from the grave so they may enjoy 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 Mark this well, Job. Listen to me, for I have more to say. 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 But if you have anything to say, go ahead. Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified. 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 not, then listen to me. Keep silent 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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