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Job 33

33 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

² Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

³ My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

⁴ The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

⁵ If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

⁶ Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

⁷ Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

⁸ Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

⁹ I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

¹⁰ Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

¹¹ He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

¹² Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

¹³ Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

¹⁴ For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

¹⁵ In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

¹⁶ Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

¹⁷ That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

¹⁹ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

²⁰ So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

²¹ His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

²² Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

²³ If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

²⁴ Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

²⁵ His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:

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.

²⁷ He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

²⁸ He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

²⁹ Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

³⁰ To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹ Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

³² If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

³³ If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

33 “Now, Job, listen to me.
Listen carefully to what I say.
² I am ready to speak.
³ My heart is honest, so my words are sincere.
I will speak the truth about what I know.
⁴ God’s Spirit made me.
My life comes from God All-Powerful.
⁵ Listen to me and answer if you can.
Get your arguments ready to face me.
⁶ You and I are the same before God.
He used clay to make us both.
⁷ Don’t be afraid of me.
I will not be hard on you.

⁸ “But, Job, I heard what you said.
These were your very words:
⁹ ‘I am pure and innocent;
I did nothing wrong; I am not guilty!
¹⁰ But God found an excuse to attack me.
He treats me like an enemy.
¹¹ He put chains on my feet
and watches everything I do.’

¹² “But you are wrong about this, and I will prove it to you.
God knows more than any of us. ^{[ a ]}
¹³ You are arguing with God!
Why do you think he should explain everything to you?
¹⁴ But maybe God does explain what he does
but speaks in ways that people don’t understand.
¹⁵ He may speak in a dream, or in a vision at night,
when people are in a deep sleep lying in their beds.
¹⁶ He may whisper something in their ear,
and they are frightened when they hear his warnings.
¹⁷ God warns people to stop them from doing wrong
and to keep them from becoming proud.
¹⁸ He does this to save them from death. ^{[ b ]}
He wants to keep them from being destroyed.

¹⁹ “Or those who are sick in bed might be suffering punishment from God.
The pain that makes their bones ache might be a warning from him.
²⁰ They feel so bad they cannot eat.
Even the best food makes them sick.
²¹ Their bodies might waste away until they become thin
and all their bones stick out.
²² They might be close to death,
their lives about to end.
²³ But maybe one of God’s thousands of angels is watching over them,
to speak for them and tell about the good things they have done.
²⁴ Maybe the angel will be kind and say to God,
‘Save this one from the place of death!
I have found a way to pay for his life.’
²⁵ Then that person’s body will become young and strong again.
He will be as he was when he was young.
²⁶ He will pray and God will answer.
He will worship God and shout with joy.
He will again stand as right before God.
²⁷ He will tell everyone, ‘I sinned.
I changed good into bad,
but God didn’t give me the punishment I deserved!
²⁸ God saved me from going down to the place of death.
Now I can enjoy life again.’

²⁹ “God does all these things for people again and again.
³⁰ He wants them to be saved from death
so that they can enjoy life.

³¹ “Job, pay attention and listen to me.
Be quiet and let me talk.
³² But if you have an answer, go ahead and speak.
Tell me your argument.
I would be happy to know that you are innocent!
³³ But if you have nothing to say, then listen to me.
Be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Footnotes

Job 33:12 God … any of us Or “God is much greater than anyone.”
Job 33:18 death Literally, “the Pit,” the place where people go when they die. Also in verse 22.

33 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech,
And hearken to all my words.
² Behold now, I have opened my mouth;
My tongue hath spoken in my ^{[ a ]} mouth.
³ My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart;
And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
⁴ The Spirit of God hath made me,
And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
⁵ If thou canst, answer thou me;
Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.
⁶ Behold, ^{[ b ]} I am toward God even as thou art:
I also am formed out of the clay.
⁷ Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid,
Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

⁸ Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing,
And I have heard the voice of thy words, saying ,
⁹ I am clean, without transgression;
I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
¹⁰ Behold, he findeth ^{[ c ]} occasions against me,
He counteth me for his enemy;
¹¹ He putteth my feet in the stocks,
He marketh all my paths.
¹² Behold, ^{[ d ]} I will answer thee, in this thou art not just;
For God is greater than man.

¹³ Why dost thou strive against him,
For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
¹⁴ For God speaketh ^{[ e ]} once,
Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.
¹⁵ In a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falleth upon men,
In slumberings upon the bed;
¹⁶ Then he ^{[ f ]} openeth the ears of men,
And sealeth their instruction,
¹⁷ ^{[ g ]} That he may withdraw man from his purpose,
And hide pride from man;
¹⁸ ^{[ h ]} He keepeth back his soul from the pit,
And his life from perishing by the ^{[ i ]} sword.

¹⁹ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,
^{[ j ]} And with continual strife in his bones;
²⁰ So that his life abhorreth bread,
And his soul dainty food.
²¹ His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen;
And his bones that were not seen stick out.
²² Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit,
And his life to the destroyers.

²³ If there be with him ^{[ k ]} an angel,
An interpreter, one ^{[ l ]} among a thousand,
To show unto man ^{[ m ]} what is right for him;
²⁴ ^{[ n ]} Then God is gracious unto him, and saith,
Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom.
²⁵ His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s;
He returneth to the days of his youth.
²⁶ He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him,
So that he seeth his face with joy:
And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
²⁷ He ^{[ o ]} singeth before men, and saith,
I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,
And ^{[ p ]} it profited me not:
²⁸ He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit,
And my life shall behold the light.

²⁹ Lo, all these things doth God work,
Twice, yea thrice, with a man,
³⁰ To bring back his soul from the pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of ^{[ q ]} the living.
³¹ Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me:
Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
³² If thou hast anything to say, answer me:
Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
³³ If not, hearken thou unto me:
Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.

Footnotes

Job 33:2 Hebrew palate .
Job 33:6 Or, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead
Job 33:10 Or, causes of alienation
Job 33:12 Or, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee; For etc.
Job 33:14 Or, in one way, yea, in two
Job 33:16 Hebrew uncovereth .
Job 33:17 Or, That man may put away his purpose, And that he may hide
Job 33:18 Or, That he may keep back
Job 33:18 Or, weapons
Job 33:19 Another reading is, While all his bones are firm .
Job 33:23 Or, a messenger
Job 33:23 Or, of the thousand
Job 33:23 Or, his uprightness
Job 33:24 Or, And he be gracious . . . and say . . . ransom: his flesh etc.
Job 33:27 Or, looketh upon men
Job 33:27 Or, it was not requited unto me . Or, it was not meet for me
Job 33:30 Or, life

33 “However, Job, please hear my speech,
and listen to all my words.
² See now, I have opened my mouth.
My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
³ My words will utter the uprightness of my heart.
That which my lips know they will speak sincerely.
⁴ The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
⁵ If you can, answer me.
Set your words in order before me, and stand up.
⁶ Behold, I am toward God even as you are.
I am also formed out of the clay.
⁷ Behold, my terror will not make you afraid,
neither will my pressure be heavy on you.

⁸ “Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
⁹ ‘I am clean, without disobedience.
I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.
¹⁰ Behold, he finds occasions against me.
He counts me for his enemy.
¹¹ He puts my feet in the stocks.
He marks all my paths.’

¹² “Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just,
for God is greater than man.
¹³ Why do you strive against him,
because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?
¹⁴ For God speaks once,
yes twice, though man pays no attention.
¹⁵ In a dream, in a vision of the night,
when deep sleep falls on men,
in slumbering on the bed;
¹⁶ Then he opens the ears of men,
and seals their instruction,
¹⁷ that he may withdraw man from his purpose,
and hide pride from man.
¹⁸ He keeps back his soul from the pit,
and his life from perishing by the sword.

¹⁹ “He is chastened also with pain on his bed,
with continual strife in his bones,
²⁰ so that his life abhors bread,
and his soul dainty food.
²¹ His flesh is so consumed away that it can’t be seen.
His bones that were not seen stick out.
²² Yes, his soul draws near to the pit,
and his life to the destroyers.

²³ “If there is beside him an angel,
an interpreter, one among a thousand,
to show to man what is right for him;
²⁴ then God is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom.’
²⁵ His flesh will be fresher than a child’s.
He returns to the days of his youth.
²⁶ He prays to God, and he is favorable to him,
so that he sees his face with joy.
He restores to man his righteousness.
²⁷ He sings before men, and says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,
and it didn’t profit me.
²⁸ He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit.
My life will see the light.’

²⁹ “Behold, God does all these things,
twice, yes three times, with a man,
³⁰ to bring back his soul from the pit,
that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
³¹ Mark well, Job, and listen to me.
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
³² If you have anything to say, answer me.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
³³ If not, listen to me.
Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

33 And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.

² Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.

³ Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

⁴ The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.

⁵ If thou art able -- answer me, Set in array before me -- station thyself.

⁶ Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.

⁷ Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.

⁸ Surely -- thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:

⁹ `Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.

¹⁰ Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

¹¹ He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

¹² Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

¹³ Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?

¹⁴ For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)

¹⁵ In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

¹⁶ Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:

¹⁷ To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

¹⁹ And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.

²⁰ And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

²¹ His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

²² And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.

²³ If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter -- one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:

²⁴ Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'

²⁵ Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.

²⁶ He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.

²⁷ He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

²⁸ He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'

²⁹ Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man,

³⁰ To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹ Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak.

³² If there are words -- answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.

³³ If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.

33 Hear therefore, O Job, my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

² Behold now I have opened my mouth, let my tongue speak within my jaws.

³ My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.

⁴ The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

⁵ If thou canst, answer me, and stand up against my face.

⁶ Behold God hath made me as well as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed.

⁷ But yet let not my wonder terrify thee, and let not my eloquence be burdensome to thee.

⁸ Now thou has said in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words:

⁹ I am clean, and without sin: I am unspotted, and there is no iniquity in me.

¹⁰ Because he hath found complaints against me, therefore he hath counted me for his enemy.

¹¹ He hath put my feet in the stocks, he hath observed all my paths.

¹² Now this is the thing in which thou art not justified: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

¹³ Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words?

¹⁴ God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time.

¹⁵ By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds:

¹⁶ Then he openeth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in what they are to learn.

¹⁷ That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride.

¹⁸ Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword.

¹⁹ He rebuketh also by sorrow in the bed, and he maketh all his bones to wither.

²⁰ Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired.

²¹ His flesh shall be consumed away, and his bones that were covered shall be made bare.

²² His soul hath drawn near to corruption, and his life to the destroyers.

²³ If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man's uprightness,

²⁴ He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wherein I may be merciful to him.

²⁵ His flesh is consumed with punishment, let him return to the days of his youth.

²⁶ He shall pray to God, and he will be gracious to him: and he shall see his face with joy, and he will render to man his justice.

²⁷ He shall look upon men, and shall say: I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.

²⁸ He hath delivered his soul from going into destruction, that it may live and see the light.

²⁹ Behold, all these things God worketh three times within every one.

³⁰ That he may withdraw their souls from corruption, and enlighten them with the light of the living.

³¹ Attend, Job, and hearken to me: and hold thy peace, whilst I speak.

³² But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak: for I would have thee to appear just.

³³ And if thou have not, hear me: hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.

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