Job Speaks of the Finality of Death

“Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

Eliphaz Says Job Presumes Much

Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

Job Says Friends Are Miserable Comforters

Then Job responded,

Job Says God Shattered Him

“If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I refrain, what pain leaves me?

Job Says He Has Become a Proverb

“My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished, The grave is ready for me.

Job Feels Insulted

Then Job responded,

Job Says My Redeemer Lives

“Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were recorded in a book!

Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked

Then Job responded,

Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job

Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

Job Says He Longs for God

Then Job responded,

Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs

“Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?

Job Rebukes Bildad

Then Job responded,

Job Affirms His Righteousness

Job again took up his discourse and said,

Job Tells of Earth’s Treasures

“Certainly there is a mine for silver And a place for refining gold.

Job’s Past Was Glorious

Job again took up his discourse and said,

Job’s Present State Is Humiliating

“But now those who are younger than I mock me, Whose fathers I refused to put with the dogs of my flock.

Job Asserts His Integrity

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I look at a virgin?

May the thorn-bush grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

Elihu Rebukes Job in Anger

Then these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned against Job; his anger burned because he justified himself before God.

And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, yet they had condemned Job.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were years older than he.

I also paid close attention to you; But indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.

Elihu Claims to Speak for God

“However, please hear my speech, Job, And listen to all my words.

Pay attention, Job, listen to me; Keep silent, and let me speak.