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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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 Catholic Public Domain Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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" src="../topmenuchap/job/36-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CPDV</a> > Job 36</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/35.htm" title="Job 35">◄</a> Job 36 <a href="../job/37.htm" title="Job 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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Catholic Public Domain Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/job/36-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Elihu Describes God’s Power<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Continuing in a similar manner, Eliu had this to say:<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Bear with me for a little while and I will show you; for I have still more to say in favor of God.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I will review my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker to be just.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For truly my words are without any falsehood and perfect knowledge will be proven to you.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>God does not abandon the powerful, for he himself is also powerful.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But he does not save the impious, though he grants judgment to the poor.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He will not take his eyes away from the just, and he continually establishes kings on their throne, and they are exalted.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And, if they are in captivity, or are bound with the chains of poverty,<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>he will reveal to them their works, as well as their sinfulness, in that they were violent.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Likewise, he will open their ears to his correction, and he will speak to them, so that they may return from iniquity.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>If they listen and obey, they will fill their days with goodness and complete their years in glory.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But if they will not listen, they will pass away by the sword and will be consumed by foolishness.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The false and the crafty provoke the wrath of God, yet they do not cry out to him when they are chained.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Their soul will die in a storm, and their life, among the unmanly.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He will rescue the poor from his anguish, and he will open his ear during tribulation.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Therefore, he will save you from the narrow mouth very widely, even though it has no foundation under it. Moreover, your respite at table will be full of fatness.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Your case has been judged like that of the impious; you will withdraw your plea and your judgment.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Therefore, do not let anger overwhelm you so that you oppress another; neither should you allow a multitude of gifts to influence you.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Lay down your greatness without distress, and put aside all of your power with courage.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Do not prolong the night, even if people rise on their behalf.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity; for, after your misery, you have begun to follow this.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Behold, God is exalted in his strength, and there is no one like him among the law-givers.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Who is able to investigate his ways? And who can say, “You have done iniquity,” to him?<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Remember that you are ignorant of his work, yet men have sung its praises.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>All men consider him; and each one ponders from a distance.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Behold, God is great, defeating our knowledge; the number of his years is inestimable.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>He carries away the drops of rain, and he sends forth showers like a raging whirlpool;<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>they flow from the clouds that are woven above everything.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>If he wills it, he extends the clouds as his tent<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>and shines with his light from above; likewise, he covers the oceans within his tent.<p> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>For he judges the people by these things, and he gives food to a multitude of mortals.<p> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Within his hands, he hides the light, and he commands it to come forth again.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/job/36-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He announces it to his friend, for it is his possession and he is able to reach out to it.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>