Job 34:34

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

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 [That which] I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

33 [Should it be] according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou shalt refuse, or whether thou shalt choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

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

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

36 My desire [is that] Job may be tried to the end, because of [his] answers for wicked men.