Job 33:1-22
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 33
1'However, please hear my speech, Job, And listen to all my words. 2Behold now, I open my mouth, My tongue in my mouth speaks. 3My words are from the integrity of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely. 4The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Refute me if you can; Line up against me, take your stand. 6Behold, I belong to God, like you; I too have been formed out of the clay. 7Behold, no fear of me should terrify you, Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you. 8'You have in fact spoken while I listened, And I heard the sound of your words: 9‘I am pure, without wrongdoing; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me. 10Behold, He invents criticisms against me; He counts me as His enemy. 11He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.’ 12Behold, let me respond to you, you are not right in this, For God is greater than mankind. 13'Why do you complain to Him That He does not give an account of all His doings? 14Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it. 15In a dream, a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on people, While they slumber in their beds, 16Then He opens the ears of people, And horrifies them with warnings, 17So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct, And keep a man from pride; 18He keeps his soul back from the pit, And his life from perishing by the spear. 19' A person is also rebuked by pain in his bed, And with constant complaint in his bones, 20So that his life loathes bread, And his soul, food that he should crave. 21His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones, which were not seen, stick out. 22Then his soul comes near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.King James Version
7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
8Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 33
1But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words. 2I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate. 3My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know. 4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand. 6I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.
7Fear of me should not terrify you; no pressure from me should weigh you down.
8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
9"I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.
10But he finds reasons to oppose me; he regards me as his enemy.
11He puts my feet in the stocks; he stands watch over all my paths."
12But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man.
13Why do you take him to court for not answering anything a person asks?
14For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it.
15In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,
16he uncovers their ears and terrifies them with warnings,
17in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress the pride of a person.
18God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.
19A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
20so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food.
21His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out.
22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners.
New Living Translation
Chapter 33
1'Listen to my words, Job; pay attention to what I have to say. 2Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue. 3I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth. 4For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Answer me, if you can; make your case and take your stand. 6Look, you and I both belong to God. I, too, was formed from clay. 7So you don’t need to be afraid of me. I won’t come down hard on you.
8'You have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard your very words.
9You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin; I am innocent; I have no guilt.
10God is picking a quarrel with me, and he considers me his enemy.
11He puts my feet in the stocks and watches my every move.’
12'But you are wrong, and I will show you why. For God is greater than any human being.
13So why are you bringing a charge against him? Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
14For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.
15He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.
16He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings.
17He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride.
18He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.
English Standard Version
Chapter 33
1"But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. 2Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. 3My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely. 4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5 Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. 6Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay. 7Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you. 8"Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words. 9You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me. 10Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy, 11he puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.’ 12"Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. 13Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of man 's words’? 14For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, 16then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, 17that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man; 18he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword. 19"Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed and with continual strife in his bones, 20so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite the choicest food. 21His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out. 22His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death.New International Version
Chapter 33
1"But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say. 2I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue. 3My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know. 4The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me. 6I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.
7No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.
8"But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—
9‘I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.
10Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
11He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
12"But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.
13Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words ?
14For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,
16he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,
18to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.
19"Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,
20so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
21Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
22They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.
New King James Version
