Job 33:1
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
2 Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
3 My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
- KJV
- Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
- WEB
- “However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
- ASV
- Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
- DARBY
- Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
- BLB
- [“] But, please, O Job, hear my speech, and give ear [to] all my words.
- ÅB
- Men hør nå, Job, på min tale og lytt til alle mine ord!
- OTB
- “Men nå, Job, vennligst lytt til min tale;
gi akt på alle mine ord. - B1930
- Men hør nu, Job, på min tale og lytt til alle mine ord!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 13:6
Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Read in contextJob 34:2
“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
Read in contextPsalms 49:1–3
Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
Read in contextMark 4:9
Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Read in context