Job 36 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 36

And Elihu

continued

and said:

“Bear

with me

a little longer,

and I will show you

that

there is more

to be said

on God’s behalf.

I get

my knowledge

from afar,

and I will ascribe

justice

to my Maker.

For

truly

my arguments

are free of

falsehood;

one perfect

in knowledge

is with you.

Indeed

God is

mighty,

but He despises

no one;

He is mighty

in strength

of understanding.

He does not

keep the wicked

alive,

but He grants

justice

to the afflicted.

He does not

take

His eyes

off the righteous,

but He enthrones them

with

kings

and exalts them

forever.

And if

men are bound

with chains,

caught

in cords

of affliction,

then He tells

them

their deeds

and how

arrogantly

they have transgressed.

He opens

their ears

to correction

and commands

that

they turn

from iniquity.

If

they obey

and serve Him,

they will end

their days

in prosperity

and their years

in happiness.

But if

they do not

obey,

they will perish

by the sword

and die

without

knowledge.

The godless

in heart

harbor

resentment;

even when

He binds them,

they do not

cry for help.

They

die

in their youth;

and their life ends

among the male cult prostitutes.

God rescues

the afflicted

by their affliction

and opens

their ears

in oppression.

Indeed,

He drew you

from the jaws

of distress

to a spacious

and broad place,

to a table

full

of richness.

But now you are laden

with the judgment

due the wicked;

judgment

and justice

have seized you.

Be careful

that no one

lures

you with riches;

do not

let a large

bribe

lead you astray.

Can your wealth

or all

your mighty effort

keep

you from

distress?

Do not

long for

the night,

when people

vanish

from their homes.

Be careful

not

to turn

to

iniquity,

for

this

you have preferred

to affliction.

Behold,

God

is exalted

in His power.

Who

is a teacher

like Him?

Who

has appointed

His way

for Him,

or

told Him,

‘You have done

wrong’?

Remember

to magnify

His work,

which

men

have praised in song.

All

mankind

has seen it;

men

behold it

from afar.

Indeed,

God is

great—

beyond

our knowledge;

the number

of His years

is unsearchable.

For

He draws up

drops

of water

which distill

the rain

from the mist,

which

the clouds

pour out

and shower

abundantly

on

mankind.

Furthermore,

who can understand

how the clouds

spread out,

how the thunder roars

from His pavilion?

See how

He scatters

His lightning

around Him

and covers

the depths

of the sea.

For

by these

He judges

the nations

and provides

food

in abundance.

He fills

His hands

with lightning

and commands

it

to strike its mark.

The thunder

declares

His presence;

even the cattle

regard

the rising storm.

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