Job Chapter 33
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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But now he hath made me weary:
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Thou hast made desolate all my company.
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And thou hast laid fast hold on me,
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which is a witness
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against me:
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And my leanness riseth up against me,
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It testifieth to my face.
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He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me;
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He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth:
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Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
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They have gaped upon me with their mouth;
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They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully:
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They gather themselves together against me.
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God delivereth me to the ungodly,
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And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
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I was at ease, and he brake me asunder;
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Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces:
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He hath also set me up for his mark.
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His archers compass me round about;
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He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare;
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He poureth out my gall upon the ground.
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He breaketh me with breach upon breach;
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He runneth upon me like a giant.
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I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin,
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And have laid my horn in the dust.
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My face is red with weeping,
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And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
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Although there is no violence in my hands,
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And my prayer is pure.
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O earth, cover not thou my blood,
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And let my cry have no
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resting-place.
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Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
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Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
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My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
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The Spirit ofGod hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
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If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.
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Behold, beforeGod I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.
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Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.
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Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: —
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I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;
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Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
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He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
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Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; forGod is greater than man.
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Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
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ForGod speaketh once, and twice, — [and man] perceiveth it not —
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In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
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Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
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That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.
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He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
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He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;
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And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
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His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
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And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
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If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;
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Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
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His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.
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He shall pray untoGod, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.
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He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
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He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
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Lo, all these [things] workethGod twice, thrice, with man,
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To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
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Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.
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If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
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If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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Howbeit hear, Job, my words, and hearken to my speech.
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For behold, I have opened my mouth, and my tongue has spoken.
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My heart [shall be found] pure by [my] words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.
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The Divine Spirit is that which formed me, and the breath of the Almighty that which teaches me.
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If thou canst, give me an answer: wait therefore; stand against me, and I [will stand] against thee.
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Thou art formed out of the clay as also I: we have been formed out of the same [substance].
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My fear shall not terrify thee, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
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But thou hast said in mine ears, (I have heard the voice of thy words;) because thou sayest, I am pure, not having sinned;
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I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.
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Yet he has discovered a charge against me, and he has reckoned me as an adversary.
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And he has put my foot in the stocks, and has watched all my ways.
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For how sayest thou, I am righteous, yet he has not hearkened to me? for he that is above mortals is eternal.
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But thou sayest, Why has he not heard every word of my cause?
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For when the Lord speaks once, or a second time,
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[sending] a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed:)
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then opens he the understanding of men: he scares them with such fearful visions:
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to turn a man from unrighteousness, and he delivers his body from a fall.
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He spares also his soul from death, and [suffers] him not to fall in war.
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And again, he chastens him with sickness on his bed, and the multitude of his bones is benumbed.
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And he shall not be able to take any food, though his soul shall desire meat;
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until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall shew his bones bare.
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His soul also draws nigh to death, and his life is in Hades.
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Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and shew his folly;
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he will support him, that he should not perish, and will restore his body as [fresh] plaster upon a wall; and he will fill his bones with marrow.
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And he will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, and he will restore him among men in [his] full strength.
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And he shall pray to the Lord, and his prayer shall be accepted of him; he shall enter with a cheerful countenance, with a full expression [of praise]: for he will render to men [their] due.
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Even then a man shall blame himself, saying, What kind of things have I done? and he has not punished me according to the full amount of my sins.
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Deliver my soul, that it may not go to destruction, and my life shall see the light.
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Behold, all these things the Mighty One works in a threefold manner with a man.
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And he has delivered my soul from death, that my life may praise him in the light.
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Hearken, Job, and hear me: be silent, and I will speak.
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If thou hast words, answer me: speak, for I desire thee to be justified.
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If not, do thou hear me: be silent, and I will teach thee.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Audi igitur Iob eloquia mea, et omnes sermones meos ausculta.
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Ecce aperui os meum, loquatur lingua mea in faucibus meis.
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Simplici corde meo sermones mei, et sententiam puram labia mea loquentur.
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Spiritus Dei fecit me, et spiraculum Omnipotentis vivificavit me.
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Si potes, responde mihi, et adversus faciem meam consiste.
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Ecce, et me sicut et te fecit Deus, et de eodem luto ego quoque formatus sum.
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Verumtamen miraculum meum non te terreat, et eloquentia mea non sit tibi gravis.
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Dixisti ergo in auribus meis, et vocem verborum tuorum audivi:
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Mundus sum ego, et absque delicto: immaculatus, et non est iniquitas in me.
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Quia querelas in me reperit, ideo arbitratus est me inimicum sibi.
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Posuit in nervo pedes meos, custodivit omnes semitas meas.
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Hoc est ergo, in quo non es iustificatus: respondebo tibi, quia maior sit Deus homine.
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Adversus eum contendis quod non ad omnia verba responderit tibi?
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Semel loquitur Deus, et secundo idipsum non repetit.
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Per somnium in visione nocturna, quando irruit sopor super homines, et dormiunt in lectulo:
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Tunc aperit aures virorum, et erudiens eos instruit disciplina,
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Ut avertat hominem ab his, quæ facit, et liberet eum de superbia:
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Eruens animam eius a corruptione: et vitam illius, ut non transeat in gladium.
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Increpat quoque per dolorem in lectulo, et omnia ossa eius marcescere facit.
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Abominabilis ei fit in vita sua panis, et animæ illius cibus ante desiderabilis.
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Tabescet caro eius, et ossa, quæ tecta fuerant, nudabuntur.
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Appropinquavit corruptioni anima eius, et vita illius mortiferis.
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Si fuerit pro eo Angelus loquens, unus de millibus, ut annunciet hominis æquitatem:
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Miserebitur eius, et dicet: Libera eum, ut non descendat in corruptionem: inveni in quo ei propitier.
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Consumpta est caro eius a suppliciis, revertatur ad dies adolescentiæ suæ.
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Deprecabitur Deum, et placabilis ei erit: et videbit faciem eius in iubilo, et reddet homini iustitiam suam.
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Respiciet homines, et dicet: Peccavi, et vere deliqui, et, ut eram dignus, non recepi.
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Liberavit animam suam ne pergeret in interitum, sed vivens lucem videret.
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Ecce, hæc omnia operatur Deus tribus vicibus per singulos.
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Ut revocet animas eorum a corruptione, et illuminet luce viventium.
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Attende Iob, et audi me: et tace, dum loquor.
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Si autem habes quod loquaris, responde mihi, loquere: volo enim, te apparere iustum.
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Quod si non habes, audi me: tace, et docebo te sapientiam.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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“However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
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See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
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My words will utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they will speak sincerely.
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The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
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If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand up.
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Behold, I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay.
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Behold, my terror will not make you afraid, neither will my pressure be heavy on you.
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“Surely you have spoken in my hearing, I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
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‘I am clean, without disobedience. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.
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Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.
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He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.’
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“Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.
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Why do you strive against him, because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?
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For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention.
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In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed,
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then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,
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that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
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He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
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“He is chastened also with pain on his bed, with continual strife in his bones,
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so that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food.
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His flesh is so consumed away that it can’t be seen. His bones that were not seen stick out.
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Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
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“If there is beside him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him,
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then God is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’
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His flesh will be fresher than a child’s. He returns to the days of his youth.
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He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.
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He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me.
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He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life will see the light.’
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“Behold, God does all these things, twice, yes three times, with a man,
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to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
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Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.
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If you have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify you.
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If not, listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and <FI>to<Fi> all my words give ear.
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Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
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Of the uprightness of my heart <FI>are<Fi> my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
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The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
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If thou art able--answer me, Set in array before me--station thyself.
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Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> , according to thy word, for God, From the clay I--I also, have been formed.
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Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
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Surely--thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
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`Pure <FI>am<Fi> I, without transgression, Innocent <FI>am<Fi> I, and I have no iniquity.
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Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
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He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
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Lo, <FI>in<Fi> this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
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Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When <FI>for<Fi> all His matters He answereth not?
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For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
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In a dream--a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
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Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
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To turn aside man <FI>from<Fi> doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
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He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
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And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones <FI>is<Fi> enduring.
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And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
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His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
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And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
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If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter--one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
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Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
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Fresher <FI>is<Fi> his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
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He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
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He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
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He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
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Lo, all these doth God work, Twice--thrice with man,
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To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
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Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I--I do speak.
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If there are words--answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
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If there are not--hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).