Elihu Rebukes Job 1 DBY Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words. BSB BSB: “But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
2 DBY Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate, BSB BSB: Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
3 DBY My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely. BSB BSB: My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
4 DBY The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. BSB BSB: The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 DBY If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy stand. BSB BSB: Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
6 DBY Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay. BSB BSB: I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
7 DBY Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee. BSB BSB: Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
8 DBY Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words: — BSB BSB: Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
9 DBY I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me; BSB BSB: ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
10 DBY Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy; BSB BSB: Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
11 DBY He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. BSB BSB: He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
12 DBY Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for God is greater than man. BSB BSB: Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
13 DBY Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. BSB BSB: Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
14 DBY For God speaketh once, and twice, — and man perceiveth it not — BSB BSB: For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
15 DBY In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; BSB BSB: In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
16 DBY Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction, BSB BSB: He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
17 DBY That he may withdraw man from his work, and hide pride from man. BSB BSB: to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
18 DBY He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword. BSB BSB: to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
19 DBY He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones; BSB BSB: A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
20 DBY And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food; BSB BSB: so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
21 DBY His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out; BSB BSB: His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
22 DBY And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers. BSB BSB: He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
23 DBY If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty; BSB BSB: Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
24 DBY Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. BSB BSB: to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
25 DBY His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth. BSB BSB: then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
26 DBY He shall pray unto God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness. BSB BSB: He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
27 DBY He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me; BSB BSB: Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
28 DBY He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light. BSB BSB: He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
29 DBY Lo, all these things worketh God twice, thrice, with man, BSB BSB: Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
30 DBY To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living. BSB BSB: to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
31 DBY Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak. BSB BSB: Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32 DBY If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee. BSB BSB: But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
33 DBY If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom. BSB BSB: But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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