Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Job 42:2-8 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

2. “I know you can do everything. You make plans, and nothing can change or stop them.

3. You asked, ‘Who is this ignorant person saying these foolish things?’ I talked about things I did not understand. I talked about things too amazing for me to know.

4. “You said to me, ‘Listen, and I will speak. I will ask you questions, and you will answer me.’

5. In the past I heard about you, but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

6. And I am ashamed of myself. I am so sorry. As I sit in the dust and ashes, I promise to change my heart and my life.”

7. After the Lord finished talking to Job, he spoke to Eliphaz from Teman. He said, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you did not tell the truth about me, as my servant Job did.

8. So now, Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I will not give you the punishment you deserve. You should be punished, because you were very foolish. You did not say what is right about me, as my servant Job did.”