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Elihu Begins His Discourse

33 “Now please listen to what I have to say, Job.
    Listen to every word!
Look! I’ve begun to speak,[a]
    and I’m fashioning my words.[b]
I speak from the innocence[c] of my heart;
    and my lips will utter what I sincerely know.

“The spirit of God fashioned me;
    and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Answer me, if you can!
    Present your case! Take your stand in my presence!
Look! As far as God is concerned,[d] I’m just like you are—
    I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of clay.
Don’t be afraid of me;
    I’ll go easy[e] on you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:2 Lit. I’ve opened my mouth
  2. Job 33:2 Lit. and my tongue speaks in my mouth
  3. Job 33:3 Or integrity
  4. Job 33:6 Lit. Look! Before God
  5. Job 33:7 Lit. my hand won’t be heavy

Elihu Rebukes Job

33 “But now, please hear my speeches,[a] Job,
and hear[b] all my words.
Please look, I open my mouth;
my tongue in my mouth speaks.
My words declare my heart’s uprightness,
and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.[c]
The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.
“If you are able, answer me.
Present your argument before me;[d] take your stand.
Look, before God I am like you;[e]
I myself was also formed from clay.
Look, dread of me should not terrify you,
and my hand will not be heavy upon you.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:1 Or “my sentences,” or “what I have to say”
  2. Job 33:1 Or “give ear to”
  3. Job 33:3 Literally “the knowledge of my lips”
  4. Job 33:5 Literally “to the face of me”
  5. Job 33:6 Literally “I am like your mouth”