The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 1 , 'Listen, Job, to what I have to say.
33:2 Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 2 , Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue.
33:3 I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 3 , I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
33:4 For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 4 , For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
33:5 Answer me, if you can; make your case and take your stand.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 5 , Answer me, if you can; make your case and take your stand.
33:6 'Look, you and I are the same before God. I, too, was formed from clay.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 6 , 'Look, you and I are the same before God. I, too, was formed from clay.
33:7 So you don't need to be afraid of me. I am not some great person to make you nervous and afraid.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 7 , So you don't need to be afraid of me. I am not some great person to make you nervous and afraid.
33:8 'You have said it in my hearing. I have heard your very words.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 8 , 'You have said it in my hearing. I have heard your very words.
33:9 You said, `I am pure; I am innocent; I have not sinned.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 9 , You said, `I am pure; I am innocent; I have not sinned.
33:10 God is picking a quarrel with me, and he considers me to be his enemy.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 10 , God is picking a quarrel with me, and he considers me to be his enemy.
33:11 He puts my feet in the stocks and watches every move I make.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 11 , He puts my feet in the stocks and watches every move I make.'
33:12 'In this you are not right, and I will show you why. As you yourself have said, `God is greater than any person.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 12 , 'In this you are not right, and I will show you why. As you yourself have said, `God is greater than any person.'
33:13 So why are you bringing a charge against him? You say, `He does not respond to people's complaints.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 13 , So why are you bringing a charge against him? You say, `He does not respond to people's complaints.'
33:14 But God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 14 , But God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.
33:15 He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 15 , He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed.
33:16 He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with his warning.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 16 , He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with his warning.
33:17 He causes them to change their minds; he keeps them from pride.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 17 , He causes them to change their minds; he keeps them from pride.
33:18 He keeps them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 18 , He keeps them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.
33:19 Or God disciplines people with sickness and pain, with ceaseless aching in their bones.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 19 , Or God disciplines people with sickness and pain, with ceaseless aching in their bones.
33:20 They lose their appetite and do not care for even the most delicious food.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 20 , They lose their appetite and do not care for even the most delicious food.
33:21 They waste away to skin and bones.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 21 , They waste away to skin and bones.
33:22 They are at death's door; the angels of death wait for them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 22 , They are at death's door; the angels of death wait for them.
33:23 'But if a special messenger from heaven is there to intercede for a person, to declare that he is upright,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 23 , 'But if a special messenger from heaven is there to intercede for a person, to declare that he is upright,
33:24 God will be gracious and say, `Set him free. Do not make him die, for I have found a ransom for his life.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 24 , God will be gracious and say, `Set him free. Do not make him die, for I have found a ransom for his life.'
33:25 Then his body will become as healthy as a child's, firm and youthful again.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 25 , Then his body will become as healthy as a child's, firm and youthful again.
33:26 When he prays to God, he will be accepted. And God will receive him with joy and restore him to good standing.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 26 , When he prays to God, he will be accepted. And God will receive him with joy and restore him to good standing.
33:27 He will declare to his friends, `I sinned, but it was not worth it.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 27 , He will declare to his friends, `I sinned, but it was not worth it.
33:28 God rescued me from the grave, and now my life is filled with light.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 28 , God rescued me from the grave, and now my life is filled with light.'
33:29 'Yes, God often does these things for people.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 29 , 'Yes, God often does these things for people.
33:30 He rescues them from the grave so they may live in the light of the living.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 30 , He rescues them from the grave so they may live in the light of the living.
33:31 Mark this well, Job. Listen to me, and let me say more.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 31 , Mark this well, Job. Listen to me, and let me say more.
33:32 But if you have anything to say, go ahead. I want to hear it, for I am anxious to see you justified.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 32 , But if you have anything to say, go ahead. I want to hear it, for I am anxious to see you justified.
33:33 But if not, then listen to me. Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 33 , Verse 33 , But if not, then listen to me. Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!'
