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Open English Translation JOB Chapter 36

JOB 36 ©

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

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.

36and_continued ʼₑlīhū and_said.
2Wait to_me a_little and_show_you DOM_that still on_behalf_god’s words.
3I_will_bear knowledge_my at_from_afar and_to_maker_my I_will_ascribe righteousness.
4DOM truly not [are]_falsehood words_my [one]_complete of_knowledge(s) with_you.
5There god [is]_mighty and_not he_rejects mighty strength of_heart.
6Not he_preserves_alive [the]_wicked and_justice of_afflicted_[people] he_gives.
7Not he_withdraws from_righteous eyes_his and_DOM kings on_the_throne and_sets_them to_forever and_exalted.
8And_if [they_are]_bound in/on/at/with_fetters caught in/on/at/with_cords of_affliction.
9And_declares to/for_them work_their and_transgressions_their DOM_that they_were_behaving_proudly.
10And_opens ears_their to_the_instruction and_he/it_said DOM_that return from_iniquity.
11If they_will_hear and_serve they_will_bring_to_an_end days_their in/on/at/with_prosperity and_years_their in/on/at/with_pleasantness.
12And_if not they_will_hear in/on/at/with_sword they_will_pass_away and_die as_without knowledge.
[fn] 13and_godless of_heart they_put anger not they_cry_for_help DOM binds_them.
14It_dies in/on/at/with_youth soul_of_them and_life_their in/on/at/with_cult_prostitutes.
15He_rescues [the]_afflicted in/on/at/with_affliction_their and_opens in/on/at/with_adversity ear_their.
16And_indeed allured_you from_jaws of_distress a_broad_space not constraint in_place_of_it and_set_on table_your it_was_full fatness.
17And_judgment of_[the]_wicked you_are_full judgment and_justice they_take_hold_of_[you_all].
18DOM rage lest entice_you in/on/at/with_scoffing and_greatness of_[the]_ransom not turn_aside_you.
19Keep wealth_your[fn] not in/on/at/with_distress and_all/each/any/every [the]_efforts of_strength.
20Do_not pant_for the_night when_cut_off peoples place_their.
21Take_heed do_not turn to wickedness DOM (on) this you_have_chosen by_affliction.
22There god he_is_exalted in/on/at/with_power_his who like_him [is]_a_teacher.
23Who has_he_assigned on/upon/above_him/it its_road/course and_who has_he_said you_have_done unrighteousness.
24Remember DOM_that you_will_magnify work_his which they_have_sung people.
25All humankind they_have_looked in_him/it human[s] he_looks from_afar.
26There god [is]_exalted and_not we_know_[him] the_number years_his and_not searching.
27DOM he_draws_up drops of_water they_refine rain into_mist_its.
28Which they_flow [the]_clouds they_drip on humankind numerous.
29Also if anyone_understands [the]_spreading_out(s) of_dark_cloud the_noises pavilion_his.
30There he_spreads_out on/upon/above_him/it lightning_his and_depths the_sea he_covers.
31DOM in/on/at/with_these he_judges peoples he_gives food in_abundance.
32Over palms he_covers light and_he/it_commanded on/upon_it(f) in/on/at/with_strike_the_mark.
33It_tells on/upon/above_him/it thunder_its livestock also on [one_who]_comes_up.

36:12 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

36:19 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

JOB 36 ©

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