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OET-RV JOB Chapter 36

OETJOB 36 ©

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36:1 Elihu continues speaking

36Then Elihu continued:

2Be patient with me a little longer

and I’ll show you that I still have words on God’s behalf.

3I get my knowledge from a wide range of sources,

and as my foundation, I’ll use the creator’s justice.

4I can assure you that I won’t say anything that’s false.

The person with total knowledge is right here in front of you.


5Listen, God is very powerful but he doesn’t despise people.

He’s powerful and knows exactly what he wants.

6He doesn’t preserve the life of evil people,

but he gives justice to those who’re suffering.

7He never stops protecting innocent people,

but he establishes kings on their thrones

to rule forever and to be honoured.

8If they become prisoners in chains,

tangled in the ropes of suffering,

9then he tells them what they’ve done and how they disobeyed—

they were behaving proudly.

10He makes them listen to instruction,

and tells them to stop disobeying.

11If they would listen and serve him,

they would live out their remaining days in prosperity,

and their remaining years would be pleasant.

12But if they don’t listen,

they’ll be killed in battle,

and die without knowing what’s coming.

13Those whose thoughts are godless will remain angry.

They won’t cry out for help when he captures them.

14Their soul dies in its youth,

and their life is among the male temple prostitutes.

15He uses their suffering to rescue the person suffering,

and makes them listen as a result of their difficulties.


16Indeed, he’s enticed you out of the jaws of distress

to a wide place without constraints,

and he’s set your table with rich food.

17You are always judging wicked people.

You’re addicted to judgement and justice.

18Don’t let yourself be enticed by riches,

and don’t let a large bribe change your mind.

19Can your wealth keep distress away from you,

or by using every effort of your strength?

20Don’t wish for the night time,

when people groups are cut off in their place.

21Watch out that you don’t choose evil,

because you’ve chosen that rather than suffering.


22Listen, God is honoured because of his power.

Who’s a better teacher than him?

23Who could possibly give orders to him,

and who might accuse him of disobeying?

24Make sure that you praise his actions,

which people have sung about.

25All humankind has seen it.

People look at it from a distance.

26Listen, God must be honoured, but we don’t know him.

How could we determine how old he is?

27He lifts up the droplets of water.

They form into rain from the vapour,

28which then showers down from the clouds.

They drop down on humankind in large quantities.

29Who can understand how the clouds spread out?

Or the thundering coming from his porch?

30Listen, he spreads his lightning out,

and he covers the depths of the sea.

31He uses them to judge people groups.

He supplies plenty of food.

32He directs the lightning with his hands,

and instructs it where to strike.

33Its thundering noise tells about him.

Even the livestock know what’s coming.

OETJOB 36 ©

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