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Eliphaz: Innocent Do Not Suffer | ||||
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| 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, | 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, | 1 Then Eliphaz from Teman replied [to Job], | 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, | 1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, | 2 "If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient? But who can refrain from speaking? | 2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? | 2 "If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient? But who can keep from talking? | 2 "If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking? | 2 If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking? | 3 "Behold you have admonished many, And you have strengthened weak hands. | 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. | 3 Certainly, you have instructed many people: When hands were weak, you made them strong. | 3 Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands. | 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands; | 4 "Your words have helped the tottering to stand, And you have strengthened feeble knees. | 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. | 4 When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words. When knees were weak, you gave them strength. | 4 Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees. | 4 Thy words have upholden him that was stumbling, and thou hast braced up the bending knees: | 5 "But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; It touches you, and you are dismayed. | 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. | 5 But trouble comes to you, and you're impatient. It touches you, and you panic. | 5 But now it is come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled. | 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 "Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope? | 6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? | 6 Doesn't your fear of God give you confidence and your lifetime of integrity give you hope? | 6 Isn't your piety your confidence? Isn't the integrity of your ways your hope? | 6 Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope? | 7 "Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed? | 7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? | 7 "Now think about this: Which innocent person [ever] died [an untimely death]? Find me a decent person who has been destroyed. | 7 "Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off? | 7 Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off? | 8 "According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity And those who sow trouble harvest it. | 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. | 8 Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, they gathered its harvest. | 8 According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same. | 8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same. | 9 "By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they come to an end. | 9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. | 9 God destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger. | 9 By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed. | 9 By the breath of +God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed. | 10 "The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken. | 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. | 10 Though the roar of the lion and the growl of the ferocious lion [is loud], the young lions have had their teeth knocked out. | 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken. | 10 The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken; | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "The lion perishes for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered. | 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. | 11 The old lions die without any prey [to eat], and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. | 11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad. | 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered. | 12 "Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it. | 12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. | 12 "I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear. | 12 "Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it. | 12 Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof. | 13 "Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, | 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, | 13 With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people, | 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, | 13 In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: -- | 14 Dread came upon me, and trembling, And made all my bones shake. | 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. | 14 fear and trembling came over me, and all my bones shook. | 14 fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. | 14 Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake; | 15 "Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristled up. | 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: | 15 A spirit passed in front of me. It made my hair stand on end. | 15 Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up. | 15 And a spirit passed before my face the hair of my flesh stood up -- | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 "It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice: | 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, | 16 Something stood there. I couldn't tell what it was. A vague image was in front of my eyes. I heard a soft voice: | 16 It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying, | 16 It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice: | 17 'Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? | 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? | 17 'Can [any] mortal be righteous to God? Can [any] human being be pure to his maker?' | 17 'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker? | 17 Shall mortal man be more just than +God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker? | 18 'He puts no trust even in His servants; And against His angels He charges error. | 18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: | 18 "You see, God doesn't trust his own servants, and he accuses his angels of making mistakes. | 18 Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error. | 18 Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly: | 19 'How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth! | 19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? | 19 How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth! | 19 How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth! | 19 How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth! | 20 'Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces; Unobserved, they perish forever. | 20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. | 20 From morning to evening, they are shattered. They will disappear forever without anyone paying attention. | 20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it. | 20 From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 'Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, yet without wisdom.' | 21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. | 21 Haven't the ropes of their tent been loosened? Won't they die without wisdom? | 21 Isn't their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.' | 21 Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom. |
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