Giobbe 33:5

5 Se tu puoi, rispondimi; Mettiti in ordine contro a me, e presentati pure.

Giobbe 33:5 Meaning and Commentary

Job 33:5

If thou canst answer me
That is, when he had done speaking, after he had heard him out; if he thought he could make a reply to him, he gave him full liberty so to do, and tacitly suggests that he should give him an attentive and candid hearing, as he had requested of him:

set [thy words] in order before me;
put them into the best form and order thou canst for thy self-defence, and level them at me; set them, as it were, in battle array against me; give them all the poignancy, strength, and three thou art capable of:

stand up;
not out of veneration to him, but to denote freedom and boldness in himself; a presentation of himself with boldness, and standing and keeping his ground: the expressions are military; Mr. Broughton renders it, "stand to it".

Giobbe 33:5 In-Context

3 Le mie parole saranno secondo la dirittura del mio cuore; E le mie labbra proferiranno scienza pura.

4 Lo Spirito di Dio mi ha fatto, E l’alito dell’Onnipotente mi ha data la vita.

5 Se tu puoi, rispondimi; Mettiti in ordine contro a me, e presentati pure.

6 Ecco, io sono a Dio, come tu; Anch’io sono stato tratto dal fango.

7 Ecco, il mio spavento non ti sgomenterà, E la mia mano non ti sarà grave addosso.