“ Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. ”
Hear my words, O ye wise men - Addressing particularly the three friends of Job. The previous chapter had been addressed to Job himself. He had stated to him his views of the design of affliction...
Hear my words, O ye (a) wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. (a) Which are esteemed wise by the world.
Elihu summons the wise men who hear him to seek a right decision. Job has accused God of injustice, when he is innocent. But in reality Job is the worst of scorners, for he denies the profit of relig...
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Hear my words, O ye wise men ; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. This chapter is addressed also to the "friends," as Job 33:1-33 was to Job alone.
The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-9. Elihu appeals to his hearers to judge the matter. He protests against the complaints of Job that he was treated unjustly by God, and that it was no profit to...
XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1-22 ; Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends....
the Almighty Must Be Just Job 34:1-37 Elihu stands in Job 34:10 as God's apologist. God's absolute and impartial justice is at all times a matter of untold comfort. There will be no cause of...
Job gave no answer to the challenge, and Elihu proceeded. He first appealed to the wise men, asked that they would listen in order to try his words. He then made two quotations from the things Job ha...
(1) В¶ Furthermore Elihu answered and said, (2) Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. (3) For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. (4) Let us choose...
Hear my words, O ye wise [men] ,.... This is not an address to Job's three friends, as some think; for Elihu had expressed his displeasure at them, in condemning Job without convicting him, and retu...
Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. Ver. 2. Hear my words, O ye wise men ] And those are not many, Hosea 14:9 . He excludeth poor Job, whom yet he had pr...
Hear my words O ye wise men Who are here present: do you judge whether what I have said, and have still further to say, be not reasonable and true. For the ear trieth words Man's mind judgeth of...
HIS APPEAL AS TO WISE MEN (vv.1-4) Since Job had wisely refrained from speaking, Elihu makes an appeal to all his hearers, as to wise men (v.2). This reminds us of 1 Corinthians 10:15 , "I speak...
The Address of Elihu. B. C. 1520. 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my wor...
O ye wise men, who are here present, do you judge of the truth and reason of what I have said, and am further to say; for I am willing to submit all to the judgment of the truly wise.
ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1 .—“Furthermore Elihu answered (took up speech), and said”. Job’s silence p...
Job 34:1-3 . Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. I wish that vers...
Job 34:5 . Job hath said God hath taken away my judgment. See on Job 27:2 . Elihu, in every accusation, takes or turns Job's words in a wrong sense. Job meant that God had varied, in regard of hi...
EXPOSITION Job 34:1-18 In this chapter Elihu turns from Job to those whom he addresses as "wise men" (verse 2), or "men of understanding" (verse 10). Whether these are Job's three special f...
Job Accused of Falsehood and Blasphemy
1 Corinthians 10:15 ; 1 Corinthians 14:20 ; Proverbs 1:5
High Altitudes in Elihu's Answer to Job Job 32:1-22 , Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 ; Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We now come to that part of the Book of Job which present...
Ear — The ear, is put for the mind to which things are conveyed by it.