Job 33:14
God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
In Context
13Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words?
Cross References
Job 4:13In the horror of a vision by night, when deep sleep is wont to hold men,
Job 40:5Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
Psalms 62:12God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God,
Proverbs 1:29Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,
Matthew 13:14And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.
Luke 24:25Then he said to them: O foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all things which the prophets have spoken.
Matthew Henry on Job 33:9-14
8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, 9 I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me. 10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy, 11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. 12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. 13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. In these verses, I. Elihu… Read the whole commentary →