Job 33:31
Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
In Context
30Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.
Cross References
Job 18:2How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.
Job 32:11I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say,
Matthew Henry on Job 33:30-33
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. We have here the conclusion of this first part of Elihu's discourse, in which, 1. He briefly sums up what he had said, showing that God's great… Read the whole commentary →