Thematic Bible

Job 33:1

But now, Job, pay attention to my speech,
and listen to all my words.
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Job 33:2

I am going to open my mouth;
my tongue will form words on my palate.
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Job 33:3

My words come from my upright heart,
and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
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Job 33:4

The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Job 33:5

Refute me if you can.
Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

Job 33:6

I am just like you before God;
I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

Job 33:7

Fear of me should not terrify you;
the pressure I exert against you will be light.
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Job 33:8

Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard these very words:
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Job 33:9

“I am pure, without transgression;
I am clean and have no guilt.

Job 33:10

But He finds reasons to oppose me;
He regards me as His enemy.
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Job 33:11

He puts my feet in the stocks;
He stands watch over all my paths.”

Job 33:12

But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,
since God is greater than man.

Job 33:13

Why do you take Him to court
for not answering anything a person asks?

Job 33:14

For God speaks time and again,
but a person may not notice it.

Job 33:15

In a dream, a vision in the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they slumber on their beds,

Job 33:16

He uncovers their ears at that time
and terrifies them with warnings,

Job 33:17

in order to turn a person from his actions
and suppress his pride.

Job 33:18

God spares his soul from the Pit,
his life from crossing the river of death.

Job 33:19

A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain
and constant distress in his bones,

Job 33:20

so that he detests bread,
and his soul despises his favorite food.

Job 33:21

His flesh wastes away to nothing,
and his unseen bones stick out.

Job 33:22

He draws near to the Pit,
and his life to the executioners.

Job 33:23

If there is an angel on his side,
one mediator out of a thousand,
to tell a person what is right for him

Job 33:24

and to be gracious to him and say,
“Spare him from going down to the Pit;
I have found a ransom,”

Job 33:25

then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth,
and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.

Job 33:26

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.
That man will see His face with a shout of joy,
and God will restore his righteousness to him.

Job 33:27

He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.

Job 33:28

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and I will continue to see the light.”

Job 33:29

God certainly does all these things
two or three times to a man

Job 33:30

in order to turn him back from the Pit,
so he may shine with the light of life.

Job 33:31

Pay attention, Job, and listen to me.
Be quiet, and I will speak.

Job 33:32

But if you have something to say, answer me;
speak, for I would like to justify you.

Job 33:33

If not, then listen to me;
be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.
No Themes for this verse.