Job 21:2
“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
In Context
3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
Cross References
Judges 9:7When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
Job 13:6Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Job 15:11Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
Job 18:2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
Job 33:31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
Matthew Henry on Job 21:2-7
The Reply of Job to Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he… Read the whole commentary →