Job Chapter 36 of 42 about 2 min read

Job 36

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Verse 1. And Elihu continued:

Verse 2. “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.

Verse 3. I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.

Verse 4. For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.

Verse 5. Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

Verse 6. He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.

Verse 7. He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

Verse 8. And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,

Verse 9. then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

Verse 10. He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.

Verse 11. If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.

Verse 12. But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

Verse 13. The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

Verse 14. They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.

Verse 15. God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.

Verse 16. Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.

Verse 17. But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

Verse 18. Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

Verse 19. Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?

Verse 20. Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.

Verse 21. Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

Verse 22. Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

Verse 23. Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?

Verse 24. Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

Verse 25. All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.

Verse 26. Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

Verse 27. For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,

Verse 28. which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.

Verse 29. Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?

Verse 30. See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.

Verse 31. For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.

Verse 32. He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.

Verse 33. The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.