Job 34:34

34 Smart people say to me, the wise who hear 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 You teach me what I can't see; if I've sinned, I won't do it again."

33 Will he repay you because you reject sin, for you must choose, not I; declare what you know.

34 Smart people say to me, the wise who hear me,

35 "Job speaks without knowledge; his words aren't astute."

36 I wish Job would be tested to the limit because he responds like evil people.