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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Job 36 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/36.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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37">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h5 class="sp">Elihu Continues</h5><h3 class="s1">Be Patient a While Longer</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_1"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.1" class="v18_36_1">1</span>Elihu said:</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_2"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.2" class="v18_36_2">2</span>Be patient a while longer;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_2">I have something else to say</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_2">in God's defense.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_3"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.3" class="v18_36_3">3</span>God always does right—</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_3">and this knowledge</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_3">comes straight from God.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.36.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_4"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.4" class="v18_36_4">4</span>You can rest assured</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_4">that what I say is true.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_5"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.5" class="v18_36_5">5</span>Although God is mighty,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_5">he cares about everyone</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_5">and makes fair decisions.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_6"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.6" class="v18_36_6">6</span>The wicked are cut down,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_6">and those who are wronged</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_6">receive justice.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_7"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.7" class="v18_36_7">7</span>God watches over good people</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_7">and places them in positions</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_7">of power and honor forever.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_8"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.8" class="v18_36_8">8</span>But when people are prisoners</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_8">of suffering and pain,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_8">* </span><span class="v18_36_9"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.9" class="v18_36_9">9</span>God points out their sin</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_9">and their pride,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_10"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.10" class="v18_36_10">10</span>then he warns them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_10">to turn back to him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_11"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.11" class="v18_36_11">11</span>And if they obey,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_11">they will be successful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_11">and happy from then on.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_12"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.12" class="v18_36_12">12</span>But if they foolishly refuse,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_12">they will be rewarded</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_12">with a violent death.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Godless People Are Too Angry</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_13"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.13" class="v18_36_13">13</span>Godless people are too angry</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_13">to ask God for help</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_13">when he punishes them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_14"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.14" class="v18_36_14">14</span>So they die young</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_14">in shameful disgrace.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_15"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.15" class="v18_36_15">15</span>Hard times and trouble</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_15">are God's way</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_15">of getting our attention!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_16"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.16" class="v18_36_16">16</span>And at this very moment,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_16">God deeply desires</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_16">to lead you from trouble</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_16">and to spread your table</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_16">with your favorite food.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_17"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.17" class="v18_36_17">17</span>Now that the judgment</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_17">for your sins</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_17">has fallen upon you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_18"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.18" class="v18_36_18">18</span>don't let your anger</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_18">and the pain you endured</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_18">make you sneer at God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_19"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.19" class="v18_36_19">19</span>Your reputation and riches</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_19">cannot protect you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_19">from distress,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_20"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.20" class="v18_36_20">20</span>nor can you find safety</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_20">in the dark world below.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.36.20!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_21"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.21" class="v18_36_21">21</span>Be on guard! Don't turn to evil</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_21">as a way of escape.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_22"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.22" class="v18_36_22">22</span>God's power is unlimited.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_22">He needs no teachers</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_23"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.23" class="v18_36_23">23</span>to guide or correct him.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Others Have Praised God</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_24"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.24" class="v18_36_24">24</span>Others have praised God</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_24">for what he has done,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_24">so join with them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_25"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.25" class="v18_36_25">25</span>From down here on earth,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_25">everyone has looked up and seen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_26"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.26" class="v18_36_26">26</span>how great God is—</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_26">God is more than we imagine;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_26">no one can count the years</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_26">he has lived.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_26">* </span><span class="v18_36_27"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.27" class="v18_36_27">27</span>God gathers moisture</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_27">into the clouds</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_28"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.28" class="v18_36_28">28</span>and supplies us with rain.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_29"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.29" class="v18_36_29">29</span>Who can understand</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_29">how God scatters the clouds</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_29">and speaks from his home</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_29">in the thunderstorm?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_30"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.30" class="v18_36_30">30</span>And when God sends lightning,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_30">it can be seen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_30">at the bottom of the sea.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.36.30!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_31"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.31" class="v18_36_31">31</span>By producing such rainstorms,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_31">God rules the world</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_31">and provides us with food.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_32"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.32" class="v18_36_32">32</span>Each flash of lightning</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_32">is one of his arrows</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_32">striking its target,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_33"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.33" class="v18_36_33">33</span>and the thunder tells</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_33">of his anger against sin.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.36.33!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p></div> </div> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">36.3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">comes straight from God: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Hebrew text has “comes from a distant place,” which refers to the place where God lives; Elihu is claiming that he learned this from God.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">36.20 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">below: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verses 18-20.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">36.30 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">sea: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 30.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">36.33 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">sin: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 33.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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