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Elihu Presents His Case against Job
“Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.
“Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.
Elihu Rebukes Job
“But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.
“But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.
Now that I have begun to speak,
let me continue.
let me continue.
Behold, I open my mouth;
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
I speak with all sincerity;
I speak the truth.
I speak the truth.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
For the Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
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.
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Answer me, if you can;
make your case and take your stand.
make your case and take your stand.
Answer me, if you can;
set your words in order before me; take your stand.
set your words in order before me; take your stand.
Look, you and I both belong to God.
I, too, was formed from clay.
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 too was pinched off from a piece of clay.
So you don’t need to be afraid of me.
I won’t come down hard on you.
I won’t come down hard on you.
Behold, no fear of me need terrify you;
my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
“You have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard your very words.
and I have heard your very words.
“Surely you have spoken in my ears,
and I have heard the sound of your words.
and I have heard the sound of your words.
You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin;
I am innocent; I have no guilt.
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 clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
God is picking a quarrel with me,
and he considers me his enemy.
and he considers me his enemy.
Behold, he finds occasions against me,
he counts me as his enemy,
he counts me as his enemy,
He puts my feet in the stocks
and watches my every move.’
and watches my every move.’
he puts my feet in the stocks
and watches all my paths.’
and watches all my paths.’
“But you are wrong, and I will show you why.
For God is greater than any human being.
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.
for God is greater than man.
So why are you bringing a charge against him?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
For God speaks again and again,
though people do not recognize it.
though people do not recognize it.
For God speaks in one way,
and in two, though man does not perceive it.
and in two, though man does not perceive it.
He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in their beds.
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,
when deep sleep falls on men,
while they slumber on their beds,
He whispers in their ears
and terrifies them with warnings.
and terrifies them with warnings.
He makes them turn from doing wrong;
he keeps them from pride.
he keeps them from pride.
that he may turn man aside from his deed
and conceal pride from a man;
and conceal pride from a man;
He protects them from the grave,
from crossing over the river of death.
from crossing over the river of death.
he keeps back his soul from the pit,
his life from perishing by the sword.
his life from perishing by the sword.
“Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds,
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
“Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed
and with continual strife in his bones,
and with continual strife in his bones,
They lose their appetite
for even the most delicious food.
for even the most delicious food.
so that his life loathes bread,
and his appetite the choicest food.
and his appetite the choicest food.
Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.
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.
and his bones that were not seen stick out.
They are at death’s door;
the angels of death wait for them.
the angels of death wait for them.
His soul draws near the pit,
and his life to those who bring death.
and his life to those who bring death.
“But if an angel from heaven appears —
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright —
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,
a mediator, one of the thousand,
to declare to man what is right for him,
he will be gracious and say,
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.’
‘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;
‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;
I have found a ransom;
Then his body will become as healthy as a child’s,
firm and youthful again.
firm and youthful again.
let his flesh become fresh with youth;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
When he prays to God,
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
He sings before men and says:
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
God rescued me from the grave,
and now my life is filled with light.’
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.’
and my life shall look upon the light.’
“Yes, God does these things
again and again for people.
again and again for people.
“Behold, God does all these things,
twice, three times, with a man,
twice, three times, with a man,
He rescues them from the grave
so they may enjoy the light of life.
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.
that he may be lighted with the light of life.
Mark this well, Job. Listen to me,
for I have more to say.
for I have more to say.
Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
be silent, and I will speak.
But if you have anything to say, go ahead.
Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
If you have any words, answer me;
speak, for I desire to justify you.
speak, for I desire to justify you.