Job 21:2
Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
In Context
1And Job answereth and saith: —
3Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking — ye may deride.
Cross References
Judges 9:7and they declare [it] to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, 'Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:
Job 13:6Hear, I pray you, my argument, And to the pleadings of my lips attend,
Job 15:11Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word [is] with thee,
Job 18:2When do ye set an end to words? Consider ye, and afterwards do we speak.
Job 33:31Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
Isaiah 55:2Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness.
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 →