Job 33:1

1 “But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.

Job 33:1 in Other Translations

1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

1 "But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words.

1 “Listen to my words, Job; pay attention to what I have to say.

1 "So please, Job, hear me out, honor me by listening to me.

1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.

1 "Please, Job, listen to my words and consider everything I say.

1 But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words.

1 "Job, listen now to my words. Pay attention to everything I say.

Job 33:1 Meaning and Commentary

Job 33:1

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches
In the preceding chapter, Elihu directed his discourse to the three friends of Job chiefly, here to Job himself, and that by name; which none of his friends in all their discourses ever used; and in an humble suppliant manner entreats his attention to what he was about to deliver, and that for reasons which his address to his friends could furnish him with; and hence begins his speech with "wherefore", seeing he took not the part of his three friends, but blamed them; and because he had the Spirit of God in him, and was full of matter, and uneasy until he had vented it; and which he proposed to deliver in a plain and faithful manner, with sincerity and without flattery; on all which accounts be beseeches him to give him a diligent and attentive hearing:

and hearken to all my words;
not to some of them only, but to all; he bespeaks his candid and constant attention, that he would hear him out, all that he had to say, with patience, and without interruption; and then judge of the truth, force, and pertinency of them; which he would not so well be able to do, unless he heard them all; for sometimes the proof, the evidence, and demonstration of a thing depends not on a single argument, but upon many put together; each of them alone being insufficient, at least may appear so, when all considered together give full satisfaction.

Job 33:1 In-Context

1 “But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.

2 I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.

3 My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.

Cross References

• 1. Job 32:10
• 2. S Job 6:28; S Job 13:6