Job 33:31
Pay attention Job, and listen to me! Be quiet—let me speak!
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
In Context
30he saves them from the grave so they might see the light of life.
32But if you have anything to say, then speak up.
Cross References
Job 18:2“How long will you go on talking, hunting for the right words to say? Talk sense if you want us to reply!
Job 32:11Well, I waited to hear what you had to say, listening for your insights as you looked for the right words to speak.
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 →