Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Wherefore
, Job, I
pray
thee,
hear my speeches
, and hearken
to all my words.
“But
now
, O
Job, hear my speech
, and listen
to all my words.
Behold, now
I have
opened
my mouth ,
my tongue
hath
spoken
in
my mouth
.
Behold, I will
open
my mouth ;
my address
is
on
the
tip
of
my tongue
.
My words shall
be
of
the
uprightness
of
my
heart :
and my lips shall
utter
knowledge
clearly
.
My words are
from
an
upright
heart ,
and my lips speak
sincerely
what
I
know
.
The spirit of God hath
made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath
given
me life.
The Spirit of God has
made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives
me life.
If
thou
canst
answer
me ,
set
thy
words
in
order
before
me ,
stand
up
.
Refute
me if
you
can;
prepare
your
case
and
confront
me.
Behold,
I am according
to
thy
wish
in
God's
stead:
I also am
formed out
of
the
clay.
I am just
like
you
before
God;
I was
also formed from
clay.
Behold,
my
terror
shall
not
make
thee
afraid,
neither
shall
my hand be heavy upon thee
.
Surely
no
fear
of
me
should
terrify
you;
nor
will
my hand be heavy upon you
.
Surely thou
hast
spoken in mine
hearing, and I have heard the
voice
of
thy
words ,
saying,
Surely you
have
spoken in my
hearing, and I have heard these
very
words :
I am clean
without transgression ,
I am innocent;
neither
is
there
iniquity in me.
‘
I am pure,
without transgression ;
I am clean,
with
no
iniquity in me.
Behold,
he
findeth
occasions against me ,
he counteth
me for
his enemy ,
Yet
God
finds
occasions against me ;
He counts
me as
His enemy .
He putteth
my feet in the stocks ,
he marketh
all my paths.
He puts
my feet in the stocks ;
He watches
over
all my paths. ’
Behold, in this thou
art
not
just:
I will answer thee
, that
God is greater than man.
Behold, you
are
not
right
in this matter.
I will answer you
, for
God is greater than man.
Why dost
thou
strive
against
him ?
for
he giveth
not
account
of
any
of
his
matters.
Why do
you
complain
to
Him that
He answers
nothing
a
man
asks?
For God speaketh
once,
yea
twice
, yet man
perceiveth
it
not
.
For God speaks
in
one
way
and
in
another
, yet no
one
notices
.
In a dream, in a vision of
the night, when deep sleep falleth
upon men, in
slumberings
upon
the
bed;
In a dream, in a vision in
the night, when deep sleep falls
upon men as
they
slumber
on
their
beds
,
Then
he openeth
the
ears of
men,
and sealeth
their
instruction,
He opens
their
ears and terrifies
them
with
warnings
That
he
may
withdraw
man from his
purpose,
and hide
pride
from man.
to
turn
a
man from wrongdoing
and keep
him
from pride,
He
keepeth
back
his soul from the pit ,
and his life from perishing by the sword.
to
preserve
his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
He
is chastened
also with
pain
upon
his bed ,
and the
multitude
of
his bones with
strong
pain:
A
man
is also chastened
on
his bed with
pain
and constant
distress
in
his bones ,
So that his life
abhorreth
bread, and his soul dainty
meat
.
so that he
detests
his bread, and his soul loathes
his
favorite
food
.
His flesh is
consumed
away, that
it
cannot
be
seen;
and his bones that
were
not
seen
stick
out
.
His flesh wastes
away from
sight
, and his hidden
bones protrude
.
Yea,
his
soul
draweth
near unto
the grave
, and his life to the destroyers
.
He
draws
near to
the Pit
, and his life to the messengers
of
death
.
If there be
a messenger with
him,
an
interpreter
, one among
a thousand, to shew
unto
man his
uprightness:
Yet
if there is
a messenger on
his
side
, one mediator
in
a thousand, to tell
a
man what
is
right
for
him,
Then
he
is
gracious unto
him ,
and saith
, Deliver
him from going down to the pit :
I have found a
ransom .
to
be
gracious to
him and say
, ‘Spare
him from going down to the Pit ;
I have found his
ransom ,’
His flesh shall
be
fresher
than
a child's:
he shall
return
to the days of his youth :
then
his flesh is
refreshed
like
a child’s;
he returns
to the days of his youth .
He shall
pray
unto
God ,
and he
will
be
favourable
unto
him:
and
he shall
see
his
face with
joy:
for he
will
render
unto
man
his righteousness.
He prays
to
God and finds
favor;
he sees
God’s
face and
shouts
for joy,
and
God
restores
His righteousness to
that
man
.
He looketh
upon
men ,
and
if
any
say,
I have sinned ,
and perverted that
which
was right ,
and
it
profited
me
not
;
Then
he sings
before
men with
these
words:
‘
I have sinned and perverted what
was right; yet
I
did
not
get
what
I
deserved.
He will
deliver
his
soul from going into
the pit, and his
life
shall
see the light.
He redeemed
my
soul from going down
to
the Pit, and I
will
live
to
see the light. ’
Lo
, all these things worketh
God oftentimes
with
man,
Behold
, all these things God does
to
a
man, two
or
even
three
times,
To bring back his soul from the pit, to
be enlightened with the light of the
living
.
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that
he
may
be enlightened with the light of life
.
Mark
well
, O
Job, hearken
unto
me :
hold
thy
peace
, and I will speak.
Pay
attention
, Job, and
listen
to
me ;
be
silent
, and I will speak.
If thou
hast
anything
to say, answer me :
speak, for I desire
to justify
thee
.
But
if you
have
something
to say, answer me ;
speak up
, for I would
like
to vindicate
you
.
If not, hearken
unto
me :
hold
thy
peace
, and I shall
teach thee
wisdom.
But
if not, then
listen
to
me ;
be
quiet
, and I will
teach you
wisdom. ”
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