Job 34:34

34 {Those who have sense} say to me, and [the] wise man hearing me [says]:

Job 34:34 Meaning and Commentary

Job 34:34

Let men of understanding tell me
Whether I am right or wrong:

and let a wise man hearken unto me;
to what I have said or shall say. Elihu here addresses the company around him, the wise and intelligent part of them; the words may be rendered in the future tense, men of understanding "will" tell me ^F14, and a wise man "will" hearken to me and assent, not only to what I have said, but to what I am about to say, namely, what follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (wrmay) "dicent"; Junius and Tremellius, Piscator, Vatablus, Mercerus, Drusius, Cocceius, Michaelis, Schultens: so Broughton.

Job 34:34 In-Context

32 teach me yourself {what I cannot see}; if I have done wrong, I will not repeat [it]'?

33 {According to your judgment}, must he repay [it] because you rejected [this]? Indeed, you must choose, and not I, so declare what you know.

34 {Those who have sense} say to me, and [the] wise man hearing me [says]:

35 'Job speaks without knowledge, and his words [are] without insight.

36 Would that Job were tested up to [the] end because [his] answers [are] like [those from] men of mischief,

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "Men of heart"