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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 Claims to Speak for God
“However now, Job, please hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
“However now, Job, please hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
Now that I have begun to speak,
let me continue.
let me continue.
“Behold now, I open my mouth,
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
My tongue in my mouth speaks.
I speak with all sincerity;
I speak the truth.
I speak the truth.
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
And my lips speak knowledge 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.
“Refute me if you can;
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
Array yourselves 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 belong to God like you;
I too have been formed out of the clay.
I too have been formed out of the 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 should terrify you,
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on 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 hearing,
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.
‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
God is picking a quarrel with me,
and he considers me his enemy.
and he considers me his enemy.
‘Behold, He invents pretexts 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;
He watches all my paths.’
He 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, let me tell you, you are not right in this,
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?
“Why do you complain against Him
That He does not give an account of all His doings?
That He does not give an account of all His doings?
For God speaks again and again,
though people do not recognize it.
though people do not recognize it.
“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
Or twice, yet no one notices 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, a vision of the night,
When sound sleep falls on men,
While they slumber in their beds,
When sound sleep falls on men,
While they slumber in their beds,
He whispers in their ears
and terrifies them with warnings.
and terrifies them with warnings.
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,
And seals their instruction,
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 conduct,
And keep man from pride;
And keep man from pride;
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,
And his life from passing over into Sheol.
And his life from passing over into Sheol.
“Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds,
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
And with unceasing complaint 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 soul favorite food.
And his soul favorite food.
Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.
and their bones stick out.
“His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones which were not seen stick out.
And his bones which 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.
“Then his soul draws near to 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 is an angel as mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To remind a man what is right for him,
One out of a thousand,
To remind a 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.’
Then let him be gracious to him, and say,
‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom’;
‘Deliver him from going down to 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 fresher than in 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.
Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.
“He will sing to men and say,
‘I have sinned and perverted what is right,
And it is not proper for me.
‘I have sinned and perverted what is right,
And it is not proper for 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 to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.’
And my life shall see the light.’
“Yes, God does these things
again and again for people.
again and again for people.
“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,
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 enlightened with the light of life.
That he may be enlightened 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;
Keep silent, and let me speak.
Keep silent, and let me 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.
“Then if you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.