Parallel Search for 'Job 33:14-22' - NAS and KJV

NASNew American Standard Bible

KJVKing James Version

"Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it.

Job 33:14

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

"In a dream, a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on people, While they slumber in their beds,

Job 33:15

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

Then He opens the ears of people, And horrifies them with warnings,

Job 33:16

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct, And keep a man from pride;

Job 33:17

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

He keeps his soul back from the pit, And his life from perishing by the spear.

Job 33:18

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

"A person is also rebuked by pain in his bed, And with constant complaint in his bones,

Job 33:19

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

So that his life loathes bread, And his soul, food that he should crave.

Job 33:20

So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

"His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones, which were not seen, stick out.

Job 33:21

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

"Then his soul comes near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.

Job 33:22

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

Study Desk