Job 34:34,35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

Rather, 'men, etc., will say to me, and the wise man (Job 34:2; Job 34:10) wh hearkens to me (will say), "Job hath spoken,"' etc.

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Let — I am content that any wise man should judge of my words, and let such consider what I say.

Job 34:34-35

³⁴ Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

³⁵ Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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