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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 GNT</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" 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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</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 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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_1"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.1-Job.36.2" class="v18_36_1">1-2</span>Be patient and listen a little longer</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_1">to what I am saying on God's behalf.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_3"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.3" class="v18_36_3">3</span>My knowledge is wide; I will use what I know</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_3">to show that God, my Creator, is just.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_4"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.4" class="v18_36_4">4</span>Nothing I say to you is false;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_4">you see before you a truly wise man.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_5"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.5" class="v18_36_5">5</span>How strong God is! He despises no one;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_5">there is nothing he doesn't understand.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_6"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.6" class="v18_36_6">6</span>He does not let sinners live on,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_6">and he always treats the poor with justice.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_7"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.7" class="v18_36_7">7</span>He protects those who are righteous;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_7">he allows them to rule like kings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_7">and lets them be honored 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 if people are bound in chains,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_8">suffering for what they have done,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_9"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.9" class="v18_36_9">9</span>God shows them their sins 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>He makes them listen to his warning</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_10">to turn away from evil.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_11"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.11" class="v18_36_11">11</span>If they obey God and serve him,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_11">they live out their lives in peace and prosperity.</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 not, they will die in ignorance</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_12">and cross the stream into the world of the dead.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_13"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.13" class="v18_36_13">13</span>Those who are godless keep on being angry,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_13">and even when punished, they don't pray for help.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_14"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.14" class="v18_36_14">14</span>They die while they are still young,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_14">worn out by a life of disgrace.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_15"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.15" class="v18_36_15">15</span>But God teaches people through suffering</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_15">and uses distress to open their eyes.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_16"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.16" class="v18_36_16">16</span>God brought you out of trouble,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_16">and let you enjoy security;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_16">your table was piled high with food.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_17"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.17" class="v18_36_17">17</span>But now you are being punished as you deserve.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_18"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.18" class="v18_36_18">18</span>Be careful not to let bribes deceive you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_18">or riches lead you astray.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_19"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.19" class="v18_36_19">19</span>It will do you no good to cry out for help;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_19">all your strength can't help you now.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_20"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.20" class="v18_36_20">20</span>Don't wish for night to come,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_20">the time when nations will perish.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_21"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.21" class="v18_36_21">21</span>Be careful not to turn to evil;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_21">your suffering was sent to keep you from it.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_22"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.22" class="v18_36_22">22</span>Remember how great is God's power;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_22">he is the greatest teacher of all.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_23"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.23" class="v18_36_23">23</span>No one can tell God what to do</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_23">or accuse him of doing evil.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_24"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.24" class="v18_36_24">24</span>He has always been praised for what he does;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_24">you also must praise him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_25"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.25" class="v18_36_25">25</span>Everyone has seen what he has done;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_25">but we can only watch from a distance.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.36.25!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_26"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.26" class="v18_36_26">26</span>We cannot fully know his greatness</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_26">or count the number of his years.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_27"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.27" class="v18_36_27">27</span>It is God who takes water from the earth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_27">and turns it into drops of rain.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_28"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.28" class="v18_36_28">28</span>He lets the rain pour from the clouds</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_28">in showers for all human beings.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_29"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.29" class="v18_36_29">29</span>No one knows how the clouds move</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_29">or how the thunder roars</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_29">through the sky, where God dwells.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_30"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.30" class="v18_36_30">30</span>He sends lightning through all the sky,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_30">but the depths of the sea remain dark.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_31"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.31" class="v18_36_31">31</span>This is how he feeds<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.36.31!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> the people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_31">and provides an abundance of food.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_32"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.32" class="v18_36_32">32</span>He seizes the lightning with his hands</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_32">and commands it to hit the mark.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_36_33"><span class="reftext" id="Job.36.33" class="v18_36_33">33</span>Thunder announces the approaching storm,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_36_33">and the cattle know it is coming.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">36.25: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">but we can only watch from a distance; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">no one understands it all.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">36.31: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">feeds; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">judges.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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