Thematic Bible
Job 33:1 (show verse)
And pay attention to everything I say.
No Themes for this verse.
Job 33:2 (show verse)
“Behold, I have opened my mouth [to begin my speech];
My tongue in my mouth is going to speak.
No Themes for this verse.
Job 33:3 (show verse)
“My words will express the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips will speak what they know with utter sincerity.
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Job 33:4 (show verse)
“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of
Job 33:5 (show verse)
“Answer me, if you can;
Set yourselves before me, take your stand.
Job 33:6 (show verse)
“Behold, I belong to God like you;
I too was formed out of the clay.
Job 33:7 (show verse)
“Behold, I will not make you afraid or terrified of me [for I am only mortal and not God],
Nor should any pressure from me weigh heavily upon you.
No Themes for this verse.
Job 33:8 (show verse)
“Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
And I have heard the sound of your words, saying:
No Themes for this verse.
Job 33:9 (show verse)
‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
Job 33:10 (show verse)
‘Behold, God finds pretexts against me;
He counts me as His enemy.
No Themes for this verse.
Job 33:11 (show verse)
‘He puts my feet in the stocks [to hinder and humiliate me];
He [suspiciously] watches all my paths,’ [you say].
Job 33:12 (show verse)
“Look, let me answer you, in this you are not right or just;
For God is greater and far superior to man.
Job 33:13 (show verse)
“Why do you complain against Him?
That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.
Job 33:14 (show verse)
“For God speaks once,
And even twice, yet no one notices it [including you, Job].
Job 33:15 (show verse)
“In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice],
When deep sleep falls on men
While slumbering upon the bed,
Job 33:16 (show verse)
Then He opens the ears of men
And seals their instruction,
Job 33:17 (show verse)
That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep him from pride;
Job 33:18 (show verse)
He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction],
And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Job 33:19 (show verse)
“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones,
Job 33:20 (show verse)
So that his life makes him loathe food,
And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes.
Job 33:21 (show verse)
“His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
And his bones which were not seen now stick out.
Job 33:22 (show verse)
“Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction],
And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers).
Job 33:23 (show verse)
“If there is an angel as a mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To explain to a man what is right for him [that is, how to be in right standing with God],
Job 33:24 (show verse)
Then
‘Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction];
I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!’
Job 33:25 (show verse)
“Let his flesh be restored and become fresher than in youth;
Let him return to the days of his youthful strength.
Job 33:26 (show verse)
“He will pray to God, and He shall be favorable to him,
So that he looks at His face with joy;
For God restores to man His righteousness [that is, his right standing with God—with its joys].
Job 33:27 (show verse)
“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
Job 33:28 (show verse)
‘God has redeemed my life from going to the pit [of destruction],
And my life shall see the light.’”
Job 33:29 (show verse)
[Elihu comments,] “Behold, God does all these things
Job 33:30 (show verse)
To bring his life back from the pit [of destruction],
That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Job 33:31 (show verse)
“Pay attention, Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will speak.
Job 33:32 (show verse)
“If you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Job 33:33 (show verse)
“If not [and you have nothing to say], listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
No Themes for this verse.