Verse 20
Job 33:20
Bible in Basic English
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He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/זִֽהֲמַ֣תּ/וּ חַיָּת֣/וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝/נַפְשׁ֗/וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה
English Translation
And the pollution of his life is food, and his soul is the appetite of desire.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 33 Context
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And now, O Job, give ear to my words, and take note of all I say.
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See, now my mouth is open, my tongue gives out words.
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My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.
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The spirit of God (Elohim) has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life.
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If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.
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See, I am the same as you are in the eyes of God (Elohim); I was cut off from the same bit of wet ea...
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Fear of me will not overcome you, and my hand will not be hard on you.
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But you said in my hearing, and your voice came to my ears:
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I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:
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See, he is looking for something against me; in his eyes I am as one of his haters;
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He puts chains on my feet; he is watching all my ways.
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Truly, in saying this you are wrong; for God (Elohim) is greater than man.
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Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?
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For God (Elohim) gives his word in one way, even in two, and man is not conscious of it:
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In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on th...
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Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;
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In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;
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To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.
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Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his b...
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He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;
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His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...
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And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.
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If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and...
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And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price...
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Then his flesh becomes young again, and he comes back to the days of his early strength;
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He makes his prayer to God (Elohim), and he has mercy on him; he sees God (Elohim)'s face with cries...
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He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the rewa...
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He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.
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Truly, God (Elohim) does all these things to man, twice and three times,
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Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.
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Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.
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If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from...
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If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.
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