But oh, that God would speak
    and open his lips to you,

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Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(A)
    that he would open his lips against you

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The Lord Answers Job

38 Then the Lord (A)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

“Who is this that (B)darkens counsel by words (C)without knowledge?

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The Lord Speaks

38 Then the Lord spoke to Job(A) out of the storm.(B) He said:

“Who is this that obscures my plans(C)
    with words without knowledge?(D)

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The Lord Rebukes Job's Friends

After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz (A)the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.

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Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(C)

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Will you even put me in the wrong?
    Will you condemn me that (A)you may be in the right?

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“Would you discredit my justice?(A)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(B)

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40 And the Lord (A)said to Job:

“Shall a faultfinder (B)contend with the Almighty?
    He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job Promises Silence

Then Job answered the Lord and said:

“Behold, I am (C)of small account; what shall I answer you?
    (D)I lay my hand on my mouth.
I have spoken (E)once, and I will not answer;
    (F)twice, but I will proceed no further.”

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40 The Lord said to Job:(A)

“Will the one who contends with the Almighty(B) correct him?(C)
    Let him who accuses God answer him!”(D)

Then Job answered the Lord:

“I am unworthy(E)—how can I reply to you?
    I put my hand over my mouth.(F)
I spoke once, but I have no answer(G)
    twice, but I will say no more.”(H)

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Behold, I am toward God as you are;
    I too was pinched off from a piece of (A)clay.
Behold, no (B)fear of me need terrify you;
    my (C)pressure will not be heavy upon you.

“Surely you have spoken in my ears,
    and I have heard the sound of your words.
You say, ‘I am (D)pure, without (E)transgression;
    I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Behold, he finds occasions against me,
    he (F)counts me as his enemy,
11 he (G)puts my feet in the stocks
    and (H)watches all my paths.’

12 “Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you,
    for God is greater than man.
13 Why do you (I)contend against him,
    saying, ‘He (J)will answer none of man's[a] words’?[b]
14 For God (K)speaks in one way,
    (L)and in two, though man (M)does not perceive it.
15 In (N)a dream, in (O)a vision of (P)the night,
    when (Q)deep sleep falls on men,
    while they slumber on their beds,
16 then he (R)opens the ears of men
    and terrifies[c] them with warnings,
17 that he may turn man aside from his (S)deed
    and conceal pride from a man;
18 he keeps back his soul from the pit,
    his life from (T)perishing by the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:13 Hebrew his
  2. Job 33:13 Or He will not answer for any of his own words
  3. Job 33:16 Or seals

I am the same as you in God’s sight;(A)
    I too am a piece of clay.(B)
No fear of me should alarm you,
    nor should my hand be heavy on you.(C)

“But you have said in my hearing—
    I heard the very words—
‘I am pure,(D) I have done no wrong;(E)
    I am clean and free from sin.(F)
10 Yet God has found fault with me;
    he considers me his enemy.(G)
11 He fastens my feet in shackles;(H)
    he keeps close watch on all my paths.’(I)

12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right,
    for God is greater than any mortal.(J)
13 Why do you complain to him(K)
    that he responds to no one’s words[a]?(L)
14 For God does speak(M)—now one way, now another(N)
    though no one perceives it.(O)
15 In a dream,(P) in a vision(Q) of the night,(R)
    when deep sleep(S) falls on people
    as they slumber in their beds,
16 he may speak(T) in their ears
    and terrify them(U) with warnings,(V)
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
    and keep them from pride,(W)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(X)
    their lives from perishing by the sword.[b](Y)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:13 Or that he does not answer for any of his actions
  2. Job 33:18 Or from crossing the river

35 Oh, that I had one to hear me!
    (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty (A)answer me!)
    Oh, that I had (B)the indictment written by my adversary!

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35 (“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!(A)
    I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
    let my accuser(B) put his indictment in writing.

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Oh, (A)that I knew where I might find him,
    that I might come even to his (B)seat!
I would (C)lay my case before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would know what he would answer me
    and understand what he would say to me.
Would he (D)contend with me in the greatness of his power?
    No; he would pay attention to me.
There an upright man could argue with him,
    and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.

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If only I knew where to find him;
    if only I could go to his dwelling!(A)
I would state my case(B) before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.(C)
I would find out what he would answer me,(D)
    and consider what he would say to me.
Would he vigorously oppose me?(E)
    No, he would not press charges against me.(F)
There the upright(G) can establish their innocence before him,(H)
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(I)

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