Job 33

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

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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.

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