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1Then Job answered and said: | 1Job's response was to say: |
2“Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning. | 2"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning. |
3Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat! | 3If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat. |
4I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would lay out my case before him; and fill my mouth with arguments. |
5I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me. | 5I know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me. |
6Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me. | 6"Would he use his great power to fight me? No, he'll pay attention to me. |
7There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. | 7In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge." |
8“Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; | 8"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him. |
9When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. | 9If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him. |
10But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. | 10Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold. |
11My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. | 11My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside. |
12I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food. | 12I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals." |
13“But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does. | 13"But he is One—who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do. |
14For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him. | 14He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me! |
15Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him. | 15That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him. |
16For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me; | 16God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified! |
17Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, And He did not hide deep darkness from my face. | 17Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision." |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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