Job 33:2
Behold now I have opened my mouth, let my tongue speak within my jaws.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
In Context
1Hear therefore, O Job, my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
3My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.
Cross References
Job 31:30For I have not given my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul.
Matthew 5:2And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Matthew Henry on Job 33:2-8
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. 2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the… Read the whole commentary →