Job 33:1
But, in very deed, hear, I pray thee, Job, my discourse, and, to all my words, give thou ear.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
In Context
2Lo! I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue, with my palate, hath spoken,
Cross References
Job 13:6Hear, I pray you, the argument of my mouth, and, to the pleadings of my lips, give heed:—
Job 34:2Hear, ye wise men, my words, and, ye who know, give ear unto me;
Mark 4:9And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
Matthew Henry on Job 33:1
Pompous prefaces, like the teeming mountain, often introduce poor performances; but Elihu's discourse here does not disappoint the expectations which his preface had raised. It is substantial, and lively, and very much to the purpose. He had, in the foregoing chapter, said what he had to say to Job's three friends; and now he comes up close to Job himself and directs his speech to him. I. He bespeaks Job's favourable acceptance of what he should say, and desires he would take him for that person whom he had so… Read the whole commentary →