The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 1 , Elihu continued speaking:
36:2 'Let me go on, and I will show you the truth of what I am saying. For I have not finished defending God!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 2 , 'Let me go on, and I will show you the truth of what I am saying. For I have not finished defending God!
36:3 I will give you many illustrations of the righteousness of my Creator.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 3 , I will give you many illustrations of the righteousness of my Creator.
36:4 I am telling you the honest truth, for I am a man of well-rounded knowledge.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 4 , I am telling you the honest truth, for I am a man of well-rounded knowledge.
36:5 'God is mighty, yet he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 5 , 'God is mighty, yet he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.
36:6 He does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 6 , He does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted.
36:7 His eyes never leave the innocent, but he establishes and exalts them with kings forever.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 7 , His eyes never leave the innocent, but he establishes and exalts them with kings forever.
36:8 If troubles come upon them and they are enslaved and afflicted,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 8 , If troubles come upon them and they are enslaved and afflicted,
36:9 he takes the trouble to show them the reason. He shows them their sins, for they have behaved proudly.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 9 , he takes the trouble to show them the reason. He shows them their sins, for they have behaved proudly.
36:10 He gets their attention and says they must turn away from evil.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 10 , He gets their attention and says they must turn away from evil.
36:11 'If they listen and obey God, then they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 11 , 'If they listen and obey God, then they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant.
36:12 But if they refuse to listen to him, they will perish in battle and die from lack of understanding.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 12 , But if they refuse to listen to him, they will perish in battle and die from lack of understanding.
36:13 For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 13 , For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.
36:14 They die young after wasting their lives in immoral living.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 14 , They die young after wasting their lives in immoral living.
36:15 But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 15 , But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.
36:16 'God has led you away from danger, giving you freedom. You have prospered in a wide and pleasant valley.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 16 , 'God has led you away from danger, giving you freedom. You have prospered in a wide and pleasant valley.
36:17 But you are too obsessed with judgment on the godless. Don't worry, justice will be upheld.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 17 , But you are too obsessed with judgment on the godless. Don't worry, justice will be upheld.
36:18 But watch out, or you may be seduced with wealth. Don't let yourself be bribed into sin.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 18 , But watch out, or you may be seduced with wealth. Don't let yourself be bribed into sin.
36:19 Could all your wealth and mighty efforts keep you from distress?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 19 , Could all your wealth and mighty efforts keep you from distress?
36:20 Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 20 , Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed.
36:21 Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for it was to prevent you from getting into a life of evil that God sent this suffering.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 21 , Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for it was to prevent you from getting into a life of evil that God sent this suffering.
36:22 'Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 22 , 'Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him?
36:23 No one can tell him what to do. No one can say to him, `You have done wrong.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 23 , No one can tell him what to do. No one can say to him, `You have done wrong.'
36:24 Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 24 , Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise.
36:25 Everyone has seen these things, but only from a distance.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 25 , Everyone has seen these things, but only from a distance.
36:26 'Look, God is exalted beyond what we can understand. His years are without number.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 26 , 'Look, God is exalted beyond what we can understand. His years are without number.
36:27 He draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 27 , He draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain.
36:28 The rain pours down from the clouds, and everyone benefits from it.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 28 , The rain pours down from the clouds, and everyone benefits from it.
36:29 Can anyone really understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 29 , Can anyone really understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
36:30 See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 30 , See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
36:31 By his mighty acts he governs the people, giving them food in abundance.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 31 , By his mighty acts he governs the people, giving them food in abundance.
36:32 He fills his hands with lightning bolts. He hurls each at its target.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 32 , He fills his hands with lightning bolts. He hurls each at its target.
36:33 The thunder announces his presence; the storm announces his indignant anger.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 36 , Verse 33 , The thunder announces his presence; the storm announces his indignant anger.
