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Job 32:1-10
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Job 32:1-10
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Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends
32 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then Eli′hu the son of Bar′achel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God; 3 he was angry also at Job’s three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. 4 Now Eli′hu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. 5 And when Eli′hu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he became angry.
6 And Eli′hu the son of Bar′achel the Buzite answered:
“I am young in years,
and you are aged;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to declare my opinion to you.
7 I said, ‘Let days speak,
and many years teach wisdom.’
8 But it is the spirit in a man,
the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.
9 It is not the old[a] that are wise,
nor the aged that understand what is right.
10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;
let me also declare my opinion.’
Footnotes
- Job 32:9 Gk Syr Vg: Heb many
Job 32:1-10
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Job 32:1-10
New International Version
Elihu
32 So these three men stopped answering Job,(A) because he was righteous in his own eyes.(B) 2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,(C) of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself(D) rather than God.(E) 3 He was also angry with the three friends,(F) because they had found no way to refute Job,(G) and yet had condemned him.[a](H) 4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.(I) 5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.
6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:
“I am young in years,
and you are old;(J)
that is why I was fearful,
not daring to tell you what I know.
7 I thought, ‘Age should speak;
advanced years should teach wisdom.’(K)
8 But it is the spirit[b](L) in a person,
the breath of the Almighty,(M) that gives them understanding.(N)
9 It is not only the old[c] who are wise,(O)
not only the aged(P) who understand what is right.(Q)
Job 32:19-33:1
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Job 32:19-33:1
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19 Behold, my heart is like wine that has no vent;
like new wineskins, it is ready to burst.
20 I must speak, that I may find relief;
I must open my lips and answer.
21 I will not show partiality to any person
or use flattery toward any man.
22 For I do not know how to flatter,
else would my Maker soon put an end to me.
Elihu Rebukes Job
33 “But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.
Job 32:19-33:1
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Job 32:19-33:1
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Job 33:19-28
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Job 33:19-28
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19 “Man is also chastened with pain upon his bed,
and with continual strife in his bones;
20 so that his life loathes bread,
and his appetite dainty food.
21 His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen;
and his bones which were not seen stick out.
22 His soul draws near the Pit,
and his life to those who bring death.
23 If there be for him an angel,
a mediator, one of the thousand,
to declare to man what is right for him;
24 and he is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down into the Pit,
I have found a ransom;
25 let his flesh become fresh with youth;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
26 then man prays to God, and he accepts him,
he comes into his presence with joy.
He recounts[a] to men his salvation,
27 and he sings before men, and says:
‘I sinned, and perverted what was right,
and it was not requited to me.
28 He has redeemed my soul from going down into the Pit,
and my life shall see the light.’
Footnotes
- Job 33:26 Cn: Heb returns
Job 33:19-28
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Job 33:19-28
New International Version
19 “Or someone may be chastened(A) on a bed of pain(B)
with constant distress in their bones,(C)
20 so that their body finds food(D) repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(E)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
and their bones,(F) once hidden, now stick out.(G)
22 They draw near to the pit,(H)
and their life to the messengers of death.[a](I)
23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
a messenger,(J) one out of a thousand,
sent to tell them how to be upright,(K)
24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
‘Spare them from going down to the pit;(L)
I have found a ransom for them(M)—
25 let their flesh be renewed(N) like a child’s;
let them be restored as in the days of their youth’(O)—
26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,(P)
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;(Q)
he will restore them to full well-being.(R)
27 And they will go to others and say,
‘I have sinned,(S) I have perverted what is right,(T)
but I did not get what I deserved.(U)
28 God has delivered(V) me from going down to the pit,(W)
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(X)
Footnotes
- Job 33:22 Or to the place of the dead
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