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Elihu
Claims to Speak for God |
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| Job 33:1 |
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"However now, Job, please hear my speech, And
listen to all my words. |
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| Job 33:2 |
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"Behold now, I open my mouth, My tongue in my
mouth speaks. |
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| Job 33:3 |
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"My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely. |
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| Job 33:4 |
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"The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath
of the Almighty gives me life. |
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| Job 33:5 |
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"Refute me if you can; Array yourselves before
me, take your stand. |
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| Job 33:6 |
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"Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have
been formed out of the clay. |
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| Job 33:7 |
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"Behold, no fear of me should terrify you, Nor
should my pressure weigh heavily on you. |
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| Job 33:8 |
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"Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I
have heard the sound of your words: |
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| Job 33:9 |
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'I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent
and there is no guilt in me. |
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| Job 33:10 |
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'Behold, He invents pretexts against me; He
counts me as His enemy. |
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| Job 33:11 |
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'He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all
my paths.' |
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| Job 33:12 |
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"Behold, let me tell you, you are not right
in this, For God is greater than man. |
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| Job 33:13 |
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"Why do you complain against Him That He does
not give an account of all His doings? |
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| Job 33:14 |
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"Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one
notices it. |
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| Job 33:15 |
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"In a dream, a vision of the night, When sound
sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds, |
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| Job 33:16 |
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Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their
instruction, |
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| Job 33:17 |
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That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep man from pride; |
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| Job 33:18 |
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He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his
life from passing over into Sheol. |
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| Job 33:19 |
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"Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones; |
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| Job 33:20 |
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So that his life loathes bread, And his soul
favorite food. |
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| Job 33:21 |
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"His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones
which were not seen stick out. |
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| Job 33:22 |
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"Then his soul draws near to the pit, And his
life to those who bring death. |
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| Job 33:23 |
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"If there is an angel as mediator for him, One
out of a thousand, To remind a man what is right for him, |
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| Job 33:24 |
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Then let him be gracious to him, and say, 'Deliver
him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom'; |
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| Job 33:25 |
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Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor; |
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| Job 33:26 |
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Then he will pray to God, and He will accept
him, That he may see His face with joy, And He may restore His righteousness to
man. |
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| Job 33:27 |
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"He will sing to men and say, 'I have sinned
and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me. |
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| Job 33:28 |
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'He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.' |
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| Job 33:29 |
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"Behold, God does all these oftentimes with
men, |
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| Job 33:30 |
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To bring back his soul from the pit, That he
may be enlightened with the light of life. |
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| Job 33:31 |
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"Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; Keep silent,
and let me speak. |
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| Job 33:32 |
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"Then if you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you. |
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| Job 33:33 |
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"If not, listen to me; Keep silent, and I will
teach you wisdom." |
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