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1In rebuttal, Job replied: | 1Then Job answered and said: |
2"If only my grief could be weighed; or my calamity piled together on a balance scale! | 2“Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! |
3It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly: | 3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. |
4"The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit absorbs their poison; God's terrors have been arranged just for me! | 4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. |
5"Will the wild donkey bray from hunger if fresh grass is beside him? Will the ox low from distress if it is near its feed? | 5Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder? |
6Tasteless food isn't eaten without salt, is it? Is there any taste in an egg white? | 6Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow? |
7I cannot bring myself to touch them; food like this makes me sick." | 7My appetite refuses to touch them; they are as food that is loathsome to me. |
8"Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for: | 8“Oh that I might have my request, and that God would fulfill my hope, |
9that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me! | 9that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! |
10At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say. | 10This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
11"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient? | 11What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient? |
12Am I as strong as a rock? Am I some kind of iron man? | 12Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? |
13There is no help within me, is there? My resources have been driven away from me, haven't they? | 13Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me? |
14The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty. | 14“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. |
15But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow. | 15My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away, |
16Filled with waters made cold by ice, they are where the snow goes to hide. | 16which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. |
17But then the snow melts, and they disappear; when warmed, they evaporate from their stream beds. | 17When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. |
18Travelers divert in their route; they go into a wasteland and die. | 18The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish. |
19Travelers from Tema search intently; caravans from Sheba hope to find them. | 19The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope. |
20For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far. | 20They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed. |
21"And now you're all just like them, aren't you? You see my terror and are terrified. | 21For you have now become nothing; you see my calamity and are afraid. |
22When did I ever ask you for anything, say 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?' | 22Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’? |
23or say 'Deliver me from my enemy's control,' or 'Redeem me from the domination of ruthless people'?" | 23Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’? |
24"Instruct me, and I'll remain silent. Help me understand where I've gone astray. | 24“Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray. |
25The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven? | 25How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove? |
26Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind? | 26Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind? |
27Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend! | 27You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend. |
28Now be willing to face me, and I won't lie to your face. | 28“But now, be pleased to look at me, for I will not lie to your face. |
29Repent! Let there be no injustice; Change your ways! My vindication is at stake. | 29Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake. |
30Have I said anything that's unjust? I can discern evil, can't I?" | 30Is there any injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity? |
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