Job 33:31
Pay attention Job, and listen to me; and remain silent, while I speak.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
In Context
30so that he may revive their souls from corruption and enlighten them with the light of life.
32Yet, if you have anything to say, answer me and speak, for I want you to be treated justly.
Cross References
Job 18:2How long will you throw around words? Understand first, and then let us speak.
Job 32:11For I have endured your words; I have paid attention to your deliberations, while you were being argumentative with words.
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 →