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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation |
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33:1 | Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. | And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and `to' all my words give ear. |
33:2 | Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken |
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate. |
33:3 | My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. | Of the uprightness of my heart `are' my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken. |
33:4 | The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. | The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me. |
33:5 | If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. | If thou art able -- answer me, Set in array before me -- station thyself. |
33:6 | Behold, I am |
Lo, I `am', according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed. |
33:7 | Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee. | Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy. |
33:8 | Surely thou hast spoken |
Surely -- thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear: |
33:9 | I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me. | `Pure `am' I, without transgression, Innocent `am' I, and I have no iniquity. |
33:10 | Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy, | Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him, |
33:11 | He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. | He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.' |
33:12 | Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. | Lo, `in' this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man. |
33:13 | Why dost thou strive against him? for |
Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When `for' all His matters He answereth not? |
33:14 | For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. | For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.) |
33:15 | In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; | In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed. |
33:16 | Then |
Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth: |
33:17 | That he may withdraw man from his |
To turn aside man `from' doing, And pride from man He concealeth. |
33:18 | He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life |
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart. |
33:19 | He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: | And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones `is' enduring. |
33:20 | So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul |
And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food. |
33:21 | His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. | His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen! |
33:22 | Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. | And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death. |
33:23 | If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: | If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter -- one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness: |
33:24 | Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found |
Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.' |
33:25 | His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth: | Fresher `is' his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth. |
33:26 | He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. | He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness. |
33:27 | He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; | He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me. |
33:28 | He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.' | |
33:29 | Lo, all these things worketh God |
Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man, |
33:30 | To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. | To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living. |
33:31 | Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. | Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak. |
33:32 | If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. | If there are words -- answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee. |
33:33 | If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. | If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom. |