Job 18:1-4
New International Version
Bildad
18 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:
Job 18:5-21
New International Version
5 “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(A)
the flame of his fire stops burning.(B)
6 The light in his tent(C) becomes dark;(D)
the lamp beside him goes out.(E)
7 The vigor(F) of his step is weakened;(G)
his own schemes(H) throw him down.(I)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;(J)
he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare(K) holds him fast.(L)
10 A noose(M) is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap(N) lies in his path.(O)
11 Terrors(P) startle him on every side(Q)
and dog(R) his every step.
12 Calamity(S) is hungry(T) for him;
disaster(U) is ready for him when he falls.(V)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(W)
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(X)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(Y)
and marched off to the king(Z) of terrors.(AA)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AB)
burning sulfur(AC) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AD)
and his branches wither above.(AE)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AF)
he has no name(AG) in the land.(AH)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AI)
and is banished(AJ) from the world.(AK)
19 He has no offspring(AL) or descendants(AM) among his people,
no survivor(AN) where once he lived.(AO)
20 People of the west are appalled(AP) at his fate;(AQ)
those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AR) of an evil man;(AS)
such is the place(AT) of one who does not know God.”(AU)
Footnotes
- Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
Job 19:1-6
New International Version
Job
19 Then Job replied:
2 “How long will you torment(A) me
and crush(B) me with words?
3 Ten times(C) now you have reproached(D) me;
shamelessly you attack me.
4 If it is true that I have gone astray,
my error(E) remains my concern alone.
5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me(F)
and use my humiliation against me,
6 then know that God has wronged me(G)
and drawn his net(H) around me.(I)
Job 19:7-12
New International Version
7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(A)
though I call for help,(B) there is no justice.(C)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(D)
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(E)
9 He has stripped(F) me of my honor(G)
and removed the crown from my head.(H)
10 He tears me down(I) on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope(J) like a tree.(K)
11 His anger(L) burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.(M)
12 His troops advance in force;(N)
they build a siege ramp(O) against me
and encamp around my tent.(P)
Job 19:13-20
New International Version
13 “He has alienated my family(A) from me;
my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.(B)
14 My relatives have gone away;
my closest friends(C) have forgotten me.
15 My guests(D) and my female servants(E) count me a foreigner;
they look on me as on a stranger.
16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer,
though I beg him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
I am loathsome(F) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(G) scorn me;
when I appear, they ridicule me.(H)
19 All my intimate friends(I) detest me;(J)
those I love have turned against me.(K)
20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(L)
I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]
Footnotes
- Job 19:20 Or only by my gums
Job 19:23-27
New International Version
23 “Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,(A)
24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool(B) on[a] lead,
or engraved in rock forever!(C)
25 I know that my redeemer[b](D) lives,(E)
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[c]
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet[d] in[e] my flesh I will see God;(F)
27 I myself will see him
with my own eyes(G)—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns(H) within me!
Job 19:28-29
New International Version
Job 20:1-3
New International Version
Zophar
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:
Job 20:4-11
New International Version
4 “Surely you know how it has been from of old,(A)
ever since mankind[a] was placed on the earth,
5 that the mirth of the wicked(B) is brief,
the joy of the godless(C) lasts but a moment.(D)
6 Though the pride(E) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(F)
and his head touches the clouds,(G)
7 he will perish forever,(H) like his own dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(I)
8 Like a dream(J) he flies away,(K) no more to be found,
banished(L) like a vision of the night.(M)
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on him no more.(N)
10 His children(O) must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.(P)
11 The youthful vigor(Q) that fills his bones(R)
will lie with him in the dust.(S)
Footnotes
- Job 20:4 Or Adam
Job 20:12-19
New International Version
12 “Though evil(A) is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,(B)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,(C)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(D)
it will become the venom of serpents(E) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(F) he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit(G) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(H) of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.(I)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(J) flowing with honey(K) and cream.(L)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(M)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(N)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(O) and left them destitute;(P)
he has seized houses(Q) he did not build.
Job 20:20-29
New International Version
20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(A)
he cannot save himself by his treasure.(B)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.(C)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(D)
the full force of misery will come upon him.(E)
23 When he has filled his belly,(F)
God will vent his burning anger(G) against him
and rain down his blows on him.(H)
24 Though he flees(I) from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(J)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(K) will come over him;(L)
26 total darkness(M) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(N) unfanned will consume him(O)
and devour what is left in his tent.(P)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.(Q)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(R)
rushing waters[a] on the day of God’s wrath.(S)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed for them by God.”(T)
Footnotes
- Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away
Job 21:1-3
New International Version
Job
21 Then Job replied:
Job 21:4-18
New International Version
4 “Is my complaint(A) directed to a human being?
Why should I not be impatient?(B)
5 Look at me and be appalled;
clap your hand over your mouth.(C)
6 When I think about this, I am terrified;(D)
trembling seizes my body.(E)
7 Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?(F)
8 They see their children established around them,
their offspring before their eyes.(G)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;(H)
the rod of God is not on them.(I)
10 Their bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.(J)
11 They send forth their children as a flock;(K)
their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(L)
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(M)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(N)
and go down to the grave(O) in peace.[a](P)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(Q)
We have no desire to know your ways.(R)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(S)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(T)
Footnotes
- Job 21:13 Or in an instant
Job 21:19-21
New International Version
19 It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’(A)
Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!(B)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction;(C)
let them drink(D) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.(E)
21 For what do they care about the families they leave behind(F)
when their allotted months(G) come to an end?(H)
Job 21:22-26
New International Version
22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(A)
since he judges even the highest?(B)
23 One person dies in full vigor,(C)
completely secure and at ease,(D)
24 well nourished(E) in body,[a]
bones(F) rich with marrow.(G)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(H)
never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(I)
and worms(J) cover them both.(K)
Footnotes
- Job 21:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Job 21:27-33
New International Version
27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.
28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(A)
the tents where the wicked lived?’(B)
29 Have you never questioned those who travel?
Have you paid no regard to their accounts—
30 that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity,(C)
that they are delivered from[a] the day of wrath?(D)
31 Who denounces their conduct to their face?
Who repays them for what they have done?(E)
32 They are carried to the grave,
and watch is kept over their tombs.(F)
33 The soil in the valley is sweet to them;(G)
everyone follows after them,
and a countless throng goes[b] before them.(H)
Job 21:34
New International Version
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