Job 33:31
Listen well, O Job, hearken unto me: keep silence, and I will truly speak.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
In Context
30To bring back his soul from the pit, that she may shine in the light of life.
32If thou hast any words, answer me: speak, for I wish to justify thee.
Cross References
Job 18:2When will ye at length put an end to words? Come to an understanding, and afterward let us speak.
Job 32:11Behold, I waited for your words: I gave an attentive ear to your reasonings, till you might have searched out the [proper] 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 →