Verse 3
Job 33:3
English Revised Version
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My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart: and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יֹֽשֶׁר לִבִּ֥/י אֲמָרָ֑/י וְ/דַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗/י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ
English Translation
The uprightness of my heart is my saying, and the knowledge of my lips is clear words.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 33 Context
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Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.
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Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
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My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart: and that which my lips know they shall speak since...
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The spirit of God (Elohim) hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
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If thou canst, answer thou me; set thy words in order before me, stand forth.
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Behold, I am toward God (Elohim) even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.
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Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
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Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
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I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
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Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
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He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
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Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; for God (Elohim) is greater than man.
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Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
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For God (Elohim) speaketh once, yea twice, though man regardeth it not.
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In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
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Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
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That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man;
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He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
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He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones:
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So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
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His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
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Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
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If there be with him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man what is right...
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Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a rans...
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His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s; he returneth to the days of his youth:
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He prayeth unto God (Elohim), and he is favourable unto him; so that he seeth his face with joy: and...
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He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited...
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He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall behold the light.
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Lo, all these things doth God (Elohim) work, twice, yea thrice, with a man,
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To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
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Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
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If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
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33
If not, hearken thou unto me: hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
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