Job 33

Berean Standard Bible

Elihu Rebukes Job

1“ButH199 nowH4994, O JobH347, hearH8085 my speechH4405, and listenH238 to allH3605 my wordsH1697.2BeholdH2009 H4994, I will openH6605 my mouthH6310; my addressH1696 is on the tipH2441 of my tongueH3956.3My wordsH561 are from an uprightH3476 heartH3820, and my lipsH8193 speakH4448 sincerelyH1305 what I knowH1847.4The SpiritH7307 of GodH410 has made meH6213, and the breathH5397 of the AlmightyH7706 gives me lifeH2421.5Refute meH7725 ifH518 you canH3201; prepare your caseH6186 and confront meH6440 H3320.6 IH589 H6310 am just like you before GodH410; IH589 was alsoH1571 formedH7169 from clayH2563.7SurelyH2009 noH3808 fear of meH367 should terrify youH1204; norH3808 will my handH405 be heavyH3513 upon youH5921.

8SurelyH389 you have spokenH559 in my hearingH241 H6963,and I have heardH8085 these very wordsH4405:9‘IH589 am pureH2134, withoutH1097 transgressionH6588;IH595 am cleanH2643, with noH3808 iniquityH5771 in me.10YetH2005 God findsH4672 occasionsH8569 against meH5921;He counts meH2803 as His enemyH341.11He putsH7760 my feetH7272 in the stocksH5465;He watches overH8104 allH3605 my pathsH734.’

12BeholdH2005, you are notH3808 rightH6663 in this matterH2063.I will answer youH6030, forH3588 GodH433 is greaterH7235 than manH582.13WhyH4069 do you complainH7378 to HimH413thatH3588 He answersH6030 nothingH3808 H3605 a man asksH1697?114ForH3588 GodH410 speaksH1696 in oneH259 way and in anotherH8147,yet no oneH3808 noticesH7789.15In a dreamH2472,in a visionH2384 in the nightH3915,when deep sleepH8639 fallsH5307 uponH5921 menH582as they slumberH8572 onH5921 their bedsH4904,16 He opensH1540 their earsH241 H582and terrifies themH2856 with warningsH456117to turnH5493 a manH120 from wrongdoingH4639and keep himH3680 fromH1397 prideH1466,18to preserveH2820 his soulH5315 fromH4480 the PitH7845and his lifeH2416 from perishingH5674 by the swordH7973.

19A man is also chastenedH3198 onH5921 his bedH4904with painH4341 and constantH386 distressH7379 in his bonesH6106,20so that heH2416 detestsH2092 his breadH3899,and his soulH5315 loathes his favoriteH8378 foodH3978.21His fleshH1320 wastes awayH3615 from sightH7210,and his hiddenH3808 H7200 bonesH6106 protrudeH8205.22HeH5315 draws nearH7126 to the PitH7845,and his lifeH2416 to the messengers of deathH4191.

23Yet ifH518 there isH3426 a messengerH4397 on his sideH5921,oneH259 mediatorH3887 inH4480 a thousandH505,to tellH5046 a manH120 what is right for himH3476,24to be graciousH2603 to him and sayH559,‘Spare himH6308 from going downH3381 to the PitH7845;I have foundH4672 his ransomH3724,’25then his fleshH1320 is refreshedH7375 like a child’sH5290;he returnsH7725 to the daysH3117 of his youthH5934.26He praysH6279 toH413 GodH433 and finds favorH7521;he seesH7200 God’s faceH6440 and shouts for joyH8643,and God restoresH7725 His righteousnessH6666to that manH582.27Then he singsH7789 beforeH5921 2 menH582with these wordsH559:‘I have sinnedH2398 and pervertedH5753 what was rightH3477;yet I did notH3808 get what I deservedH7737.28He redeemedH6299 my soulH5315 from going downH5674 to the PitH7845,and I will liveH2416 to seeH7200 the lightH216.’

29BeholdH2005, allH3605 these thingsH428 GodH410 doesH6466 toH5973 a manH1397,twoH6471 or even three timesH7969,30to bring backH7725 his soulH5315 fromH4480 the PitH7845,that he may be enlightenedH215 with the lightH216 of lifeH2416.31Pay attentionH7181, JobH347, and listenH8085 to me;be silentH2790, and IH595 will speakH1696.32But ifH518 you haveH3426 something to sayH4405, answer meH7725;speak upH1696, forH3588 I would likeH2654 to vindicate youH6663.33But ifH518 notH369 H859, then listenH8085 to me;be quietH2790, and I will teachH502 you wisdomH2451.”