Job 33:5

5 Si pudieres, respóndeme; dispón tus palabras, estás delante de mí.

Job 33:5 Meaning and Commentary

Job 33:5

If thou canst answer me
That is, when he had done speaking, after he had heard him out; if he thought he could make a reply to him, he gave him full liberty so to do, and tacitly suggests that he should give him an attentive and candid hearing, as he had requested of him:

set [thy words] in order before me;
put them into the best form and order thou canst for thy self-defence, and level them at me; set them, as it were, in battle array against me; give them all the poignancy, strength, and three thou art capable of:

stand up;
not out of veneration to him, but to denote freedom and boldness in himself; a presentation of himself with boldness, and standing and keeping his ground: the expressions are military; Mr. Broughton renders it, "stand to it".

Job 33:5 In-Context

3 Mis razones declararán la rectitud de mi corazón, y mis labios proferirán pura sabiduría.

4 El espíritu de Dios me hizo, y la inspiración del Omnipotente me dio vida.

5 Si pudieres, respóndeme; dispón tus palabras, estás delante de mí.

6 Heme aquí a mí en lugar de Dios, conforme a tu dicho: De lodo soy yo también formado.

7 He aquí que mi terror no te espantará, ni mi mano se agravará sobre ti.