Job 32
1 Elihu
1 So these three men stopped answering Job,ver 15 because he was righteous in his own eyes.S Job 2:3; S 10:733:9 2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,S Ge 22:21 of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himselfver 1 rather than God.S Job 13:1927:5; 30:2135:2 3 He was also angry with the three friends,Job 42:7 because they had found no way to refute Job,ver 12-13 and yet had condemned him.[a] Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned GodS Job 15:13 4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.S Lev 19:32 5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused. 5 Ge 22:21; Job 33:9
6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: 6 "I am young in years, 6 and you are old;Job 15:10 6 Job 15:10 6 that is why I was fearful, 6 not daring to tell you what I know.
7 I thought, 'Age should speak; 7 advanced years should teach wisdom.'S 1Ch 29:15; S 2Ch 10:6
8 But it is the spirit[b] Or Spirit ; also in verse 18ver 18 in a man, 8 the breath of the Almighty,S Job 27:333:4 that gives him understanding.S Job 12:13; S Ps 119:34; Jas 1:5Pr 2:6 8 Job 27:3; Pr 2:6
9 It is not only the old[c] Or many; or great who are wise,1Co 1:26 9 1Co 1:26 9 not only the agedPs 119:100 who understand what is right.S Job 12:12,20; Lk 2:47; 1Ti 4:12 9 Job 12:12,20; Lk 2:47
10 "Therefore I say: Listen to me;Job 33:1,31,33; 34:2,16; 37:2,14; Ps 34:11 10 I too will tell you what I know.S Job 5:27 10 Job 5:27
11 I waited while you spoke, 11 I listened to your reasoning; 11 while you were searching for words, 12 I gave you my full attention. 12 But not one of you has proved Job wrong; 12 none of you has answered his arguments.ver 3
13 Do not say, 'We have found wisdom;S Job 4:12; S Ecc 9:11Jer 9:23 13 Jer 9:23 13 let God refuteS Job 11:5 him, not man.'
14 But Job has not marshaled his words against me,Job 23:4 14 Job 23:4 14 and I will not answer him with your arguments.
15 "They are dismayed and have no more to say; 15 words have failed them.ver 1
16 Must I wait, now that they are silent, 16 now that they stand there with no reply?
17 I too will have my say; 17 I too will tell what I know.S Job 5:27; 33:3; 36:4 17 Job 33:3
18 For I am full of words, 18 and the spiritver 8 within me compels me;Ac 4:20; 1Co 9:16; 2Co 5:14 18 Ac 4:20; 1Co 9:16
19 inside I am like bottled-up wine, 19 like new wineskins ready to burst.Jer 20:9; Am 3:8; Mt 9:17
20 I must speak and find relief; 20 I must open my lips and reply.S Job 4:2; S Jer 6:11
21 I will show partialityS Lev 19:15S 2Ch 19:7; S Job 13:10 to no one,Mt 22:16 21 Lev 19:15; Mt 22:16 21 nor will I flatter any man;Pr 29:5; 1Th 2:5
22 for if I were skilled in flattery, 22 my MakerS Job 4:17; S 9:9 would soon take me away.Ps 12:2-4 22 Ps 12:2-4 Job 33
1 "But now, Job, listenJob 32:10 to my words; 1 pay attention to everything I say.S Job 6:28; S 13:6 1 Job 13:6
2 I am about to open my mouth; 2 my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3 My words come from an upright heart;1Ki 3:6; Ps 7:10; 11:2; 64:10 3 my lips sincerely speak what I know.S Job 6:2827:4; 36:4 3 Job 6:28; 27:4; 36:4
4 The SpiritS Ge 1:2 of God has made me;Ge 2:7Job 10:3 4 Ge 2:7 4 the breath of the AlmightyS Job 27:3 gives me life.S Nu 16:22; S Job 12:10 4 Job 27:3
5 Answer mever 32 then, if you can; 5 prepareJob 13:18 yourself and confront me.S Job 31:14 5 Job 13:18
6 I am just like you before God;Ac 14:15; Jas 5:17 6 I too have been taken from clay.S Job 4:19 6 Job 4:19
7 No fear of me should alarm you, 7 nor should my hand be heavy upon you.S Job 9:3413:212Co 2:4 7 Job 9:34; 13:21
8 "But you have said in my hearing— 8 I heard the very words—
9 'I am pureS Job 10:7 and without sin;S Job 9:30; S 13:2316:17 9 Job 10:7 9 I am clean and free from guilt.S Job 2:9
10 Yet God has found fault with me; 10 he considers me his enemy.S Job 13:24 10 Job 13:24
11 He fastens my feet in shackles;S Job 13:27 11 Job 13:27 11 he keeps close watch on all my paths.'Job 14:16Pr 3:6; Isa 30:21 11 Job 14:16
12 "But I tell you, in this you are not right, 12 for God is greater than man.S Job 5:9; Ps 8:4; 50:21Ecc 7:20Isa 55:8-9 12 Ecc 7:20
13 Why do you complain to himJob 40:2Isa 45:9 13 Isa 45:9 13 that he answers none of man's words[d] Or that he does not answer for any of his actions ?S Job 11:8
14 For God does speakPs 62:11—now one way, now anotherver 29— 14 Ps 62:11 14 though man may not perceive it.Job 4:12
15 In a dream,S Ge 20:3Job 4:13S Mt 27:19 in a visionAc 16:9 of the night,S Ge 15:1; Da 2:19 15 Job 4:13 15 when deep sleepS Ge 2:21 falls on men 15 as they slumber in their beds,
16 he may speakJob 36:10,15 in their ears 16 Job 36:10,15 16 and terrify themS Job 6:4 with warnings,Ps 88:15-16
17 to turn man from wrongdoing 17 and keep him from pride,S Job 20:6
18 to preserve his soul from the pit,[e] Or preserve him from the gravever 22,24,28,30Ps 28:1; 30:9; 69:15; 88:6; 103:4; Pr 1:12; Isa 14:15; 38:17; Jnh 2:6; Zec 9:11 18 his life from perishing by the sword.[f] Or from crossing the RiverS Job 15:22Mt 26:52 18 Job 15:22
19 Or a man may be chastenedS Job 5:17 on a bed of painS Ge 17:1; S Dt 8:5; 2Co 12:7-10; Jas 1:3 19 with constant distress in his bones,S Job 16:16; Ps 6:2; 38:3; Isa 38:13Job 30:17
20 so that his very being finds foodPs 102:4107:18 repulsive 20 Ps 107:18 20 and his soul loathes the choicest meal.S Job 3:24S 6:6 20 Job 3:24
21 His flesh wastes away to nothing, 21 and his bones,S Job 2:5 once hidden, now stick out.S Job 16:819:20 21 Job 16:8
22 His soul draws near to the pit,[g] Or He draws near to the graveS ver 18 22 and his life to the messengers of death.[h] Or to the deadJob 38:17Ps 9:1388:3107:18; 116:3 22 Ps 88:3
23 "Yet if there is an angel on his side 23 as a mediator,Gal 3:19; Heb 8:6; 9:15 one out of a thousand, 23 to tell a man what is right for him,Job 36:9-10Mic 6:8 23 Mic 6:8
24 to be gracious to him and say, 24 'Spare him from going down to the pit[i] Or grave;S ver 18Isa 38:17 24 Isa 38:17 24 I have found a ransom for him'S Job 6:22—
25 then his flesh is renewedPs 103:5 like a child's; 25 it is restored as in the days of his youth.2Ki 5:14 25 2Ki 5:14
26 He prays to God and finds favor with him,S Job 5:15; Pr 8:35; 12:2; 18:22; Lk 2:52Job 34:28 26 Job 34:28 26 he sees God's face and shouts for joy;S Ezr 3:13; S Job 22:26 26 Job 22:26 26 he is restored by God to his righteous state.Ps 13:550:15; 51:121Jn 1:9 26 Ps 50:15; 51:12
27 Then he comes to men and says, 27 'I sinned,S Nu 22:342Sa 12:13 and perverted what was right,Lk 15:21 27 2Sa 12:13; Lk 15:21 27 but I did not get what I deserved.S Ezr 9:13; Ps 22:27; 51:13Ro 6:21Jas 2:13 27 Ro 6:21
28 He redeemedS Ex 15:13; Ps 34:22; 107:20 my soul from going down to the pit,[j] Or redeemed me from going down to the graveS ver 18; S Job 17:16 28 and I will live to enjoy the light.'S Job 22:28 28 Job 22:28
29 "God does all these things to a manPs 139:16; Pr 16:9; 20:24; Jer 10:231Co 12:6Eph 1:11; Php 2:13— 29 Eph 1:11; Php 2:13 29 twice, even three timesver 14—
30 to turn backJas 5:19 his soul from the pit,[k] Or turn him back from the graveS ver 18 30 that the light of lifePs 49:1956:13116:9; Isa 53:11 may shine on him.Isa 60:1; Eph 5:14 30 Ps 56:13
31 "Pay attention, Job, and listenJer 23:18 to me;S Job 32:10 31 be silent,ver 33 and I will speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me;ver 5 32 speak up, for I want you to be cleared.S Job 6:29; 35:2
33 But if not, then listen to me;S Job 32:10 33 be silent,ver 31 and I will teach you wisdom.S Job 6:24; Pr 10:8,10,19Ps 34:11" 33 Ps 34:11
