Job 33:31
Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
In Context
30That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.
32If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
Cross References
Job 18:2When will yee make an ende of your words? cause vs to vnderstande, and then wee will speake.
Job 32:11Behold, I did waite vpon your wordes, and hearkened vnto your knowledge, whiles you sought out reasons.
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 →