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Job 33:14-30
New International Version
Job 33:14-30
New International Version
14 For God does speak(A)—now one way, now another(B)—
though no one perceives it.(C)
15 In a dream,(D) in a vision(E) of the night,(F)
when deep sleep(G) falls on people
as they slumber in their beds,
16 he may speak(H) in their ears
and terrify them(I) with warnings,(J)
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
and keep them from pride,(K)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(L)
their lives from perishing by the sword.[a](M)
19 “Or someone may be chastened(N) on a bed of pain(O)
with constant distress in their bones,(P)
20 so that their body finds food(Q) repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(R)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
and their bones,(S) once hidden, now stick out.(T)
22 They draw near to the pit,(U)
and their life to the messengers of death.[b](V)
23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
a messenger,(W) one out of a thousand,
sent to tell them how to be upright,(X)
24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
‘Spare them from going down to the pit;(Y)
I have found a ransom for them(Z)—
25 let their flesh be renewed(AA) like a child’s;
let them be restored as in the days of their youth’(AB)—
26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,(AC)
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;(AD)
he will restore them to full well-being.(AE)
27 And they will go to others and say,
‘I have sinned,(AF) I have perverted what is right,(AG)
but I did not get what I deserved.(AH)
28 God has delivered(AI) me from going down to the pit,(AJ)
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(AK)
Job 33:14-30
New American Standard Bible
Job 33:14-30
New American Standard Bible
14 Indeed (A)God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
15 In a (B)dream, a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls on people,
While they slumber in their beds,
16 Then (C)He opens the ears of people,
And horrifies them with warnings,
17 So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct,
And [a]keep a man from pride;
18 He (D)keeps his soul back from the pit,
And his life from perishing by the (E)spear.
19 “A person is also rebuked by (F)pain in his bed,
And with constant complaint in his bones,
20 So that his life (G)loathes bread,
And his soul, food [b]that he should crave.
21 His (H)flesh wastes away from sight,
And his (I)bones, which were not seen, stick out.
22 Then (J)his soul comes near to the pit,
And his life to those who bring death.
23 “If there is an (K)interceding angel for him,
One out of a thousand,
To remind a person of what is [c]right for him,
24 And he is gracious to him, and says,
‘Free him from (L)going down to the pit,
I have found a (M)ransom’;
25 Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
26 Then he will (N)pray to God, and He will accept him,
So that (O)he may see His face with joy,
And He will restore His righteousness to that person.
27 He will sing to people and say,
‘I (P)have sinned and perverted what is right,
And it is not (Q)proper for me.
28 He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life will (R)see the light.’
29 “Behold, God does (S)all these things for a man two or three times,
30 To (T)bring back his soul from the pit,
So that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
Job 33:14-30
Amplified Bible
Job 33:14-30
Amplified Bible
14
“For God speaks once,
And even twice, yet no one notices it [including you, Job].
15
“In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice],
When deep sleep falls on men
While slumbering upon the bed,
16
Then He opens the ears of men
And seals their instruction,
17
That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep him from pride;
18
He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction],
And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
19
“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones,
20
So that his life makes him loathe food,
And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes.
21
“His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
And his bones which were not seen now stick out.
22
“Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction],
And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers).
23
“If there is an angel as a mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To explain to a man what is right for him [that is, how to be in right standing with God],
24
Then [a]the angel is gracious to him, and says,
‘Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction];
I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!’
25
“Let his flesh be restored and become fresher than in youth;
Let him return to the days of his youthful strength.
26
“He will pray to God, and He shall be favorable to him,
So that he looks at His face with joy;
For God restores to man His righteousness [that is, his right standing with God—with its joys].
27
“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
28
‘God has redeemed my life from going to the pit [of destruction],
And my life shall see the light.’”
29
[Elihu comments,] “Behold, God does all these things [b]twice, yes, three times, with a man,
30
To bring his life back from the pit [of destruction],
That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Job 33:14-30
King James Version
Job 33:14-30
King James Version
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.
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Job 33:14-30
Contemporary English Version
Job 33:14-30
Contemporary English Version
14 God speaks in different ways,
and we don't always
recognize his voice.
* 15 (A) Sometimes in the night,
he uses terrifying dreams
16 to give us warnings.
17 God does this to make us turn
from sin and pride
18 and to protect us
from being swept away
to the world of the dead.
19 Sometimes we are punished
with a serious illness
and aching joints.
20 Merely the thought
of our favorite food
makes our stomachs sick,
21 and we become so skinny
that our bones stick out.
22 We feel death and the grave
taking us in their grip.
23 One of a thousand angels
then comes to our rescue
by saying we are innocent.
24 The angel shows kindness,
commanding death to release us,
because the price was paid.
25 Our health is restored,
we feel young again,
26 and we ask God to accept us.
Then we joyfully worship God,
and we are rewarded
because we are innocent.
27 When that happens,
we tell everyone,
“I sinned and did wrong,
but God forgave me
28 and rescued me from death!
Now I will see the light.”
29 God gives each of us
chance after chance
30 to be saved from death
and brought into the light
that gives life.
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