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1Job's response was to say: | 1Then Job spoke again: |
2"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning. | 2“My complaint today is still a bitter one, and I try hard not to groan aloud. |
3If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat. | 3If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court. |
4I would lay out my case before him; and fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would lay out my case and present my arguments. |
5I know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me. | 5Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me. |
6"Would he use his great power to fight me? No, he'll pay attention to me. | 6Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing. |
7In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge." | 7Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge. |
8"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him. | 8I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. |
9If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him. | 9I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. |
10Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold. | 10“But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. |
11My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside. | 11For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. |
12I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals." | 12I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food. |
13"But he is One—who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do. | 13But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? Whatever he wants to do, he does. |
14He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me! | 14So he will do to me whatever he has planned. He controls my destiny. |
15That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him. | 15No wonder I am so terrified in his presence. When I think of it, terror grips me. |
16God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified! | 16God has made me sick at heart; the Almighty has terrified me. |
17Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision." | 17Darkness is all around me; thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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