Jó 34:16

16 “Portanto, se você tem entendimento,ouça-me, escute o que tenho a dizer.

Jó 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.

Jó 34:16 In-Context

14 Se fosse intenção dele,e de fato retirasse o seu espírito e o seu sopro,

15 a humanidade pereceria toda de uma vez,e o homem voltaria ao pó.

16 “Portanto, se você tem entendimento,ouça-me, escute o que tenho a dizer.

17 Acaso quem odeia a justiça poderá governar?Você ousará condenar aquele que é justo e poderoso?

18 Não é ele que diz aos reis: ‘Vocês nada valem’,e aos nobres: ‘Vocês são ímpios’?