約伯記 34:16

16 你 若 明 理 ， 就 當 聽 我 的 話 ， 留 心 聽 我 言 語 的 聲 音 。

約伯記 34:16 Meaning and Commentary

Job 34:16

If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this
Not as calling his understanding in question, as if he, had none; for Job was a very understanding man; he had not lost his natural understanding by his afflictions, see ( Job 6:13 ) ; nor was he without an understanding of divine things, as his speeches and answers show; but rather it is taken for granted that he was a man of understanding: "if" or "seeing" thou hast understanding, art a man of knowledge and intelligence, therefore hearken and attend to what has been said or about to be said; though, as some Jewish interpreters ^F1 observe, the word is not a noun, but a verb, and is imperative, "understand thou now, hear this"; and then the sense is, "if" things are so as before related, ( Job 34:13-15 ) ; then now understand this, take it into thy heart and mind, and well weigh and consider it:

hearken to the voice of my words;
either the preceding or following ones.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 Jarchi, Bar Tzemach, in loc. so Cocceius, Schmidt, and Schultens.

約伯記 34:16 In-Context

14 他 若 專 心 為 己 ， 將 靈 和 氣 收 歸 自 己 ，

15 凡 有 血 氣 的 就 必 一 同 死 亡 ； 世 人 必 仍 歸 塵 土 。

16 你 若 明 理 ， 就 當 聽 我 的 話 ， 留 心 聽 我 言 語 的 聲 音 。

17 難 道 恨 惡 公 平 的 可 以 掌 權 麼 ？ 那 有 公 義 的 、 有 大 能 的 ， 豈 可 定 他 有 罪 麼 ？

18 他 對 君 王 說 ： 你 是 鄙 陋 的 ； 對 貴 臣 說 ： 你 是 邪 惡 的 。