Elihu Describes God’s Power
And Elihu continued:
“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you Job 21:32Co 5:20Job 13:7-8Ezk 2:7Heb 13:22Jer 15:19Job 33:31-33Job 33:6
that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
I get my knowledge from afar, Jas 3:17Jas 1:17Dan 9:14Dan 9:7Deu 32:4Job 32:8Job 8:3Psa 11:7
and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
For truly my words are free of falsehood; Job 37:16Pro 8:7-81Co 14:202Ti 3:16-17Psa 49:32Co 2:17Act 24:22Col 4:12
one perfect in knowledge is with you.
Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; Psa 22:24Psa 138:6Jer 10:12Job 37:23Psa 147:5Jer 32:19Job 12:13-16Job 26:12-14
He is mighty in strength of understanding.
He does not keep the wicked alive, 2Pe 2:9Psa 140:12Psa 72:12-14Exo 22:22-24Job 21:7-9Job 5:15Psa 72:4Isa 11:4
but He grants justice to the afflicted.
He does not take His eyes off the righteous, Psa 34:15Psa 33:181Sa 2:8Psa 113:7-82Th 3:31Pe 3:12Est 10:3Job 42:12
but He enthrones them with kings
and exalts them forever.
And if men are bound with chains, Pro 5:22Psa 107:10Job 13:27Job 19:6Job 33:18-19Lam 3:9Psa 116:3Psa 18:5
caught in cords of affliction,
then He tells them their deeds 1Co 11:32Job 15:25Psa 119:711Ti 1:152Ch 33:11-13Deu 4:21-22Ezk 18:28-31Isa 59:12
and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
He opens their ears to correction Isa 55:6-7Job 36:15Mat 3:82Ki 17:13Isa 1:16-20Isa 48:17Isa 50:5Job 33:16-23
and commands that they turn from iniquity.
If they obey and serve Him, Jer 7:23Isa 1:19Jer 26:13Deu 4:30Heb 11:8Jas 5:5Job 22:23Job 22:21
then they end their days in prosperity
and their years in happiness.
But if they do not obey, Job 4:21Isa 3:11Rom 2:8-9Deu 18:15-22Deu 29:15-20Isa 1:20Jhn 8:21-24Job 15:22
then they perish by the sword 1
and die without knowledge.
The godless in heart harbor resentment; Rom 2:5Job 27:8-10Job 36:82Ch 28:132Ch 28:22Job 15:4Job 35:9-10Mat 22:12-13
even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
They die in their youth, Deu 23:17Job 15:32Job 22:16Psa 55:23Gen 19:24-25Gen 19:5Gen 38:7-10Job 21:23-25
among the male shrine prostitutes.
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction 2 Job 36:102Ch 12:8
and opens their ears in oppression.
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress Psa 23:5Psa 118:5Psa 18:19Psa 31:8Psa 63:5Isa 25:6Psa 36:8Psa 40:1-3
to a spacious and broad place,
to a table full of richness.
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; Rev 18:4Rom 1:32Job 16:5Job 22:11Job 34:36Job 34:8
judgment and justice have seized you.
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; Eph 5:6Job 33:24Rom 1:18Psa 110:5Psa 49:7-8Rom 2:51Ti 2:6Isa 14:6
do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
Can your wealth 3or all your mighty effort Pro 11:4Pro 11:21Isa 2:20Isa 37:36Jas 5:3Job 9:13Pro 10:2Psa 33:16-17
keep you from distress?
Do not long for the night, 2Ki 19:35Exo 12:29Job 34:20Job 34:251Th 5:2-3Act 1:25Dan 5:30Ecc 11:3
when people vanish from their homes.
Be careful not to turn to iniquity, Heb 11:25Psa 66:181Pe 3:17Mat 16:24Act 5:40-41Dan 3:16-18Dan 6:10Ezk 14:4
for this you have preferred to affliction.
Behold, God is exalted in His power. 1Sa 2:7-8Luk 1:52Rom 13:1Isa 48:17Jer 27:5-8Dan 4:25Dan 4:32Dan 5:18
Who is a teacher like Him?
Who has appointed His way for Him, 1Co 2:16Isa 40:13-14Job 8:3Eph 1:11Job 34:10Job 34:13-33Rom 11:34Rom 2:5
or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
Remember to magnify His work, Rev 15:3Luk 1:46Psa 111:2-4Psa 145:10-12Psa 72:18Dan 4:3Dan 4:37Deu 4:19
which men have praised in song.
All mankind has seen it;
men behold it from afar.
Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; Psa 90:2Psa 145:3Job 11:7-91Co 13:121Ki 8:27Job 37:23Job 37:5Job 26:14
the number of His years is unsearchable.
For He draws up drops of water Psa 147:8Job 38:25-28Job 5:9Psa 148:8Psa 65:9-13Gen 2:5-6Isa 5:6Jer 14:22
which distill the rain from the mist,
which the clouds pour out Pro 3:20Gen 7:11-12Job 37:11-13
and shower abundantly on mankind.
Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, Job 37:16Job 37:2-51Ki 18:44-45Hab 3:10Job 26:14Job 38:37Job 38:9Nam 1:3
how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
See how He scatters His lightning around Him Exo 14:22Exo 14:28Exo 15:4-5Gen 1:9Job 38:25Job 38:34-35Job 38:8-11Psa 104:5-9
and covers the depths of the sea.
For by these He judges 4the nations Psa 136:25Act 14:17Job 37:13Psa 104:13-15Job 38:26-27Psa 104:27-28Psa 65:9-131Sa 12:18
and provides food in abundance.
He fills His hands with lightning Job 37:15Psa 135:7Psa 147:8-9Psa 148:8Psa 18:11Act 27:20Exo 10:21-23Job 26:9
and commands it to strike its mark.
The thunder declares His presence; 2Sa 22:14Job 36:29Job 37:21Ki 18:41-45Jer 14:4-6Jol 2:22Jol 1:18
even the cattle regard the rising storm.