1 "But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words.
2 Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks.
3 My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
4 The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand.
6 Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was formed from a piece of clay.
7 Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
8 "Surely, you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the sound of your words.
9 You say, `I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy;
11 he puts my feet in the stocks, and watches all my paths.'
12 "Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you. God is greater than man.
13 Why do you contend against him, saying, `He will answer none of my words'?
14 For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds,
16 then he opens the ears of men, and terrifies them with warnings,
17 that he may turn man aside from his deed, and cut off pride from man;
18 he keeps back his soul from the Pit, his life from perishing by the sword.
19 "Man is also chastened with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones;
20 so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite dainty food.
21 His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen; and his bones which were not seen stick out.
22 His soul draws near the Pit, and his life to those who bring death.
23 If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him;
24 and he is gracious to him, and says, `Deliver him from going down into the Pit, I have found a ransom;
25 let his flesh become fresh with youth; let him return to the days of his youthful vigor';
26 then man prays to God, and he accepts him, he comes into his presence with joy. He recounts to men his salvation,
27 and he sings before men, and says: `I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not requited to me.
28 He has redeemed my soul from going down into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.'
29 "Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man,
30 to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may see the light of life.
31 Give heed, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.
33 If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."
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Job 33 is a chapter in which Eliú, one of Job's friends, makes a speech defending God's righteousness and questioning Job's statements about his innocence. Eliú claims that God speaks in various ways to men and that Job should pay attention to these forms of divine communication. Based on this, the selected verses have to do with God's communication with men and the importance of listening and obeying their voice.
Psalm 32:8: "I will instruct you and teach you the way you must follow; I will guide you with my eyes." This verse highlights the importance of God as a guide and instructor, just as Eliú suggests that Job must hear the voice of God.
John 10:27: "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." Jesus uses the image of sheep listening and following the pastor's voice to show how his followers must hear and obey him.
Proverbs 3:6: "Recognizes him in all your ways, and he will straighten your paths." This verse highlights the importance of recognizing God in all aspects of life and following the path He defines.
Isaiah 30:21: "And thy ears will hear the word of what is behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, without deviating you to the right or left." This verse talks about the voice of God by guiding people on their way and how they should pay attention to listening to it.
Hebrews 12:25: "See that you do not reject to what it speaks; for if they did not escape those who rejected what warned them on earth, much less we escape, if we deviate from that of heaven." This verse highlights the importance of listening and obeying the voice of God, warning that the rejection of his message has negative consequences.
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