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World English Bible

Job 33 (WEBP)

[1] “However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
[2] See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
[3] My words will utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they will speak sincerely.
[4] The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
[5] If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand up.
[6] Behold, I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay.
[7] Behold, my terror will not make you afraid, neither will my pressure be heavy on you.
[8] “Surely you have spoken in my hearing, I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
[9] ‘I am clean, without disobedience. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.
[10] Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.
[11] He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.’
[12] “Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.
[13] Why do you strive against him, because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?
[14] For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention.
[15] In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed,
[16] then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,
[17] that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
[18] He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
[19] “He is chastened also with pain on his bed, with continual strife in his bones,
[20] so that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food.
[21] His flesh is so consumed away that it can’t be seen. His bones that were not seen stick out.
[22] Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
[23] “If there is beside him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him,
[24] then God is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’
[25] His flesh will be fresher than a child’s. He returns to the days of his youth.
[26] He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.
[27] He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me.
[28] He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life will see the light.’
[29] “Behold, God does all these things, twice, yes three times, with a man,
[30] to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
[31] Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.
[32] If you have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify you.
[33] If not, listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 33 (KJVS)

[1] Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear () my speeches, And hearken () to all my words.
[2] Behold, now I have opened () my mouth, My tongue hath spoken () in my mouth.
[3] My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: And my lips shall utter () knowledge clearly. ()
[4] The Spirit of God hath made () me, And the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. ()
[5] If thou canst () answer () me, Set thy words in order () before me, stand up. ()
[6] Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed () out of the clay.
[7] Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, () Neither shall my hand be heavy () upon thee.
[8] Surely thou hast spoken () in mine hearing, And I have heard () the voice of thy words, saying,
[9] I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
[10] Behold, he findeth () occasions against me, He counteth () me for his enemy, ()
[11] He putteth () my feet in the stocks, He marketh () all my paths.
[12] Behold, in this thou art not just: () I will answer () thee, that God is greater () than man.
[13] Why dost thou strive () against him? For he giveth not account () of any of his matters.
[14] For God speaketh () once, Yea twice, yet man perceiveth () it not.
[15] In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth () upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;
[16] Then he openeth () the ears of men, And sealeth () their instruction,
[17] That he may withdraw () man from his purpose, And hide () pride from man.
[18] He keepeth back () his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing () by the sword.
[19] He is chastened () also with pain upon his bed, And the multitude () of his bones with strong pain:
[20] So that his life abhorreth () bread, And his soul dainty meat.
[21] His flesh is consumed away, () that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen () stick out. () ()
[22] Yea, his soul draweth near () unto the grave, And his life to the destroyers. ()
[23] If there be a messenger with him, An interpreter, () one among a thousand, To shew () unto man his uprightness:
[24] Then he is gracious () unto him, and saith, () Deliver () him from going down () to the pit: I have found () a ransom.
[25] His flesh shall be fresher () than a child’s: He shall return () to the days of his youth:
[26] 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.
[27] He looketh () upon men, and if any say, () I have sinned, () and perverted () that which was right, And it profited () me not;
[28] He will deliver () his soul from going () into the pit, And his life shall see () the light.
[29] Lo, all these things worketh () God Oftentimes with man,
[30] To bring back () his soul from the pit, To be enlightened () with the light of the living.
[31] Mark well, () O Job, hearken () unto me: Hold thy peace, () and I will speak. ()
[32] If thou hast any thing to say, answer () me: Speak, () for I desire () to justify () thee.
[33] If not, hearken () unto me: Hold thy peace, () and I shall teach () thee wisdom.

Job 33:2 Heb. in my palate
Job 33:6a Heb. according to thy mouth
Job 33:6b Heb. cut out of the clay
Job 33:8 Heb. in mine ears
Job 33:13 Heb. he answereth not
Job 33:16 Heb. he revealeth, or uncovereth
Job 33:17 Heb. work
Job 33:18 Heb. from passing by the sword
Job 33:20 Heb. meat of desire
Job 33:24 Or, an atonement
Job 33:27 Or, he shall look upon men, and say, I have sinned, etc.
Job 33:28 Or, he hath delivered my soul etc. and my life
Job 33:29 Heb. twice and thrice

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 33 (BYZ)

[1] Οὐ () μὴν () δὲ () ἀλλὰ () ἄκουσον, () Ιωβ, () τὰ () ῥήματά () μου () καὶ () λαλιὰν () ἐνωτίζου () μου· ()
[2] ἰδοὺ () γὰρ () ἤνοιξα () τὸ () στόμα () μου, () καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () ἡ () γλῶσσά () μου. ()
[3] Καθαρά () μου () ἡ () καρδία () ῥήμασιν, () σύνεσις () δὲ () χειλέων () μου () καθαρὰ () νοήσει. ()
[4] Πνεῦμα () θεῖον () τὸ () ποιῆσάν () με, () πνοὴ () δὲ () παντοκράτορος () ἡ () διδάσκουσά () με. ()
[5] Ἐὰν () δύνῃ, () δός () μοι () ἀπόκρισιν () πρὸς () ταῦτα· () ὑπόμεινον, () στῆθι () κατ’ () ἐμὲ () καὶ () ἐγὼ () κατὰ () σέ. ()
[6] Ἐκ () πηλοῦ () διήρτισαι σὺ () ὡς () καὶ () ἐγώ, () ἐκ () τοῦ () αὐτοῦ () διηρτίσμεθα.
[7] Οὐχ () ὁ () φόβος () μού () σε () στροβήσει, οὐδὲ () ἡ () χείρ () μου () βαρεῖα () ἔσται () ἐπὶ () σοί. ()
[8] Πλὴν () εἶπας () ἐν () ὠσίν () μου, () φωνὴν () ῥημάτων () σου () ἀκήκοα· ()
[9] διότι () λέγεις () Καθαρός () εἰμι () οὐχ () ἁμαρτών, () ἄμεμπτος () δέ () εἰμι, () οὐ () γὰρ () ἠνόμησα·
[10] μέμψιν δὲ () κατ’ () ἐμοῦ () εὗρεν, () ἥγηται () δέ () με () ὥσπερ () ὑπεναντίον· ()
[11] ἔθετο () δὲ () ἐν () ξύλῳ () τὸν () πόδα () μου, () ἐφύλαξεν () δέ () μου () πάσας () τὰς () ὁδούς. ()
[12] Πῶς () γὰρ () λέγεις () Δίκαιός () εἰμι, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐπακήκοέν () μου; () Αἰώνιος () γάρ () ἐστιν () ὁ () ἐπάνω () βροτῶν.
[13] Λέγεις () δέ () Διὰ () τί () τῆς () δίκης () μου () οὐκ () ἐπακήκοεν () πᾶν () ῥῆμα; ()
[14] Ἐν () γὰρ () τῷ () ἅπαξ () λαλήσαι () ὁ () κύριος, () ἐν () δὲ () τῷ () δευτέρῳ () ἐνύπνιον, ()
[15] ἢ () ἐν () μελέτῃ νυκτερινῇ, ὡς () ὅταν () ἐπιπίπτῃ () δεινὸς φόβος () ἐπ’ () ἀνθρώπους () ἐπὶ () νυσταγμάτων ἐπὶ () κοίτης· ()
[16] τότε () ἀνακαλύπτει () νοῦν () ἀνθρώπων, () ἐν () εἴδεσιν () φόβου () τοιούτοις () αὐτοὺς () ἐξεφόβησεν ()
[17] ἀποστρέψαι () ἄνθρωπον () ἐξ () ἀδικίας, () τὸ () δὲ () σῶμα () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () πτώματος () ἐρρύσατο. ()
[18] Ἐφείσατο () δὲ () τῆς () ψυχῆς () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () θανάτου () καὶ () μὴ () πεσεῖν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () πολέμῳ. ()
[19] Πάλιν () δὲ () ἤλεγξεν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () μαλακίᾳ () ἐπὶ () κοίτης () καὶ () πλῆθος () ὀστῶν () αὐτοῦ () ἐνάρκησεν,
[20] πᾶν () δὲ () βρωτὸν σίτου () οὐ () μὴ () δύνηται () προσδέξασθαι () καὶ () ἡ () ψυχὴ () αὐτοῦ () βρῶσιν () ἐπιθυμήσει, ()
[21] ἕως () ἂν () σαπῶσιν () αὐτοῦ () αἱ () σάρκες () καὶ () ἀποδείξῃ () τὰ () ὀστᾶ () αὐτοῦ () κενά· ()
[22] ἤγγισεν () δὲ () εἰς () θάνατον () ἡ () ψυχὴ () αὐτοῦ, () ἡ () δὲ () ζωὴ () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () ᾅδῃ. ()
[23] Ἐὰν () ὦσιν () χίλιοι () ἄγγελοι () θανατηφόροι, () εἷς () αὐτῶν () οὐ () μὴ () τρώσῃ αὐτόν· () ἐὰν () νοήσῃ () τῇ () καρδίᾳ () ἐπιστραφῆναι () ἐπὶ () κύριον, () ἀναγγείλῃ () δὲ () ἀνθρώπῳ () τὴν () ἑαυτοῦ () μέμψιν, τὴν () δὲ () ἄνοιαν () αὐτοῦ () δείξῃ, ()
[24] ἀνθέξεται () τοῦ () μὴ () πεσεῖν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () θάνατον, () ἀνανεώσει () δὲ () αὐτοῦ () τὸ () σῶμα () ὥσπερ () ἀλοιφὴν ἐπὶ () τοίχου, () τὰ () δὲ () ὀστᾶ () αὐτοῦ () ἐμπλήσει () μυελοῦ· ()
[25] ἁπαλυνεῖ δὲ () αὐτοῦ () τὰς () σάρκας () ὥσπερ () νηπίου, () ἀποκαταστήσει () δὲ () αὐτὸν () ἀνδρωθέντα ἐν () ἀνθρώποις. ()
[26] Εὐξάμενος () δὲ () πρὸς () κύριον, () καὶ () δεκτὰ () αὐτῷ () ἔσται, () εἰσελεύσεται () δὲ () προσώπῳ () καθαρῷ () σὺν () ἐξηγορίᾳ· ἀποδώσει () δὲ () ἀνθρώποις () δικαιοσύνην. ()
[27] Εἶτα () τότε () ἀπομέμψεται ἄνθρωπος () αὐτὸς () ἑαυτῷ () λέγων () Οἷα () συνετέλουν, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἄξια () ἤτασέν με () ὧν () ἥμαρτον. ()
[28] Σῶσον () ψυχήν () μου () τοῦ () μὴ () ἐλθεῖν () εἰς () διαφθοράν, () καὶ () ἡ () ζωή () μου () φῶς () ὄψεται. ()
[29] Ἰδοὺ () πάντα () ταῦτα () ἐργᾶται () ὁ () ἰσχυρὸς () ὁδοὺς () τρεῖς () μετὰ () ἀνδρός. ()
[30] Ἀλλ’ () ἐρρύσατο () τὴν () ψυχήν () μου () ἐκ () θανάτου, () ἵνα () ἡ () ζωή () μου () ἐν () φωτὶ () αἰνῇ () αὐτόν. ()
[31] Ἐνωτίζου, () Ιωβ, () καὶ () ἄκουέ () μου· () κώφευσον, καὶ () ἐγώ () εἰμι () λαλήσω. ()
[32] Εἰ () εἰσὶν () λόγοι, () ἀποκρίθητί () μοι· () λάλησον, () θέλω () γὰρ () δικαιωθῆναί () σε. ()
[33] Εἰ () μή, () σὺ () ἄκουσόν () μου· () κώφευσον, καὶ () διδάξω () σε () σοφίαν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.