Verse 23
Job 34:23
New Living Translation
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We don’t set the time<br>when we will come before God (Elohim) in judgment.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א עַל אִ֭ישׁ יָשִׂ֣ים ע֑וֹד לַ/הֲלֹ֥ךְ אֶל אֵ֝֗ל בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט
English Translation
For he will not put it upon a man to go to God in judgment.
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Chapter 34 Context
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Then Elihu said:
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“Listen to me, you wise men.<br>Pay attention, you who have knowledge.<br>
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Job said, ‘The ear tests the words it hears<br>just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.’<br>
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So let us discern for ourselves what is right;<br>let us learn together what is good.<br>
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For Job also said, ‘I am innocent,<br>but God (Elohim) has taken away my rights.<br>
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I am innocent, but they call me a liar.<br>My suffering is incurable, though I have not sinned.’<br>
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“Tell me, has there ever been a man like Job,<br>with his thirst for irreverent talk?<br>
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He chooses evil people as companions.<br>He spends his time with wicked men.<br>
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He has even said, ‘Why waste time<br>trying to please God (Elohim)?’<br>
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“Listen to me, you who have understanding.<br>Everyone knows that God (Elohim) doesn’t sin!<br>The A...
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He repays people according to their deeds.<br>He treats people as they deserve.<br>
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Truly, God (Elohim) will not do wrong.<br>The Almighty will not twist justice.<br>
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Did someone else put the world in his care?<br>Who set the whole world in place?<br>
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If God (Elohim) were to take back his spirit<br>and withdraw his breath,<br>
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all life would cease,<br>and humanity would turn again to dust.<br>
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“Now listen to me if you are wise.<br>Pay attention to what I say.<br>
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Could God (Elohim) govern if he hated justice?<br>Are you going to condemn the almighty judge?<br>
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For he says to kings, ‘You are wicked,’<br>and to nobles, ‘You are unjust.’<br>
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He doesn’t care how great a person may be,<br>and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the...
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In a moment they die.<br>In the middle of the night they pass away;<br>the mighty are removed withou...
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“For God (Elohim) watches how people live;<br>he sees everything they do.<br>
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No darkness is thick enough<br>to hide the wicked from his eyes.<br>
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We don’t set the time<br>when we will come before God (Elohim) in judgment.<br>
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He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone,<br>and he sets up others in their place.<br>
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He knows what they do,<br>and in the night he overturns and destroys them.<br>
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He strikes them down because they are wicked,<br>doing it openly for all to see.<br>
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For they turned away from following him.<br>They have no respect for any of his ways.<br>
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They cause the poor to cry out, catching God (Elohim)’s attention.<br>He hears the cries of the need...
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But if he chooses to remain quiet,<br>who can criticize him?<br>When he hides his face, no one can f...
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He prevents the godless from ruling<br>so they cannot be a snare to the people.<br>
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“Why don’t people say to God (Elohim), ‘I have sinned,<br>but I will sin no more’?<br>
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Or ‘I don’t know what evil I have done — tell me.<br>If I have done wrong, I will stop at once’?<br>
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“Must God (Elohim) tailor his justice to your demands?<br>But you have rejected him!<br>The choice i...
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After all, bright people will tell me,<br>and wise people will hear me say,<br>
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‘Job speaks out of ignorance;<br>his words lack insight.’<br>
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Job, you deserve the maximum penalty<br>for the wicked way you have talked.<br>
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For you have added rebellion to your sin;<br>you show no respect,<br>and you speak many angry words...
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