Job 33:33

Job 33:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
• New International Version (NIV)But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."
• New King James Version (NKJV)If not, listen to me; Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Context of Job 33:33

31Pay attention, Job, listen to me; Keep silent, and I will speak. 32If you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you. If not [and you have nothing to say], listen to me; Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Job 33:33 word by word

אִם־אַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If not, hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto me: hold thy peaceחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
• and I shall teachאָלַף'âlaph · to teach/learnH502
• thee wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451

Cross-references for Job 33:33

• Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
• Proverbs 4:1Hear, O children, the instruction of a father, And pay attention [and be willing to learn] so that you may gain understanding and intelligent discernment.
• Proverbs 5:1My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding;
• Job 33:3My words will express the uprightness of my heart, And my lips will speak what they know with utter sincerity.
• Psalms 49:3My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
• Proverbs 8:5O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense; And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].

Commentaries on Job 33:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33If not - Then I will proceed: listen carefully, keep silence, and I will teach thee what true wisdom is. Job was silent; none of his friends chose to intermeddle farther; and in the next chapter Elihu addresses both Job and them. There are some various readings in the MSS. and versions on certain words in the concluding verses of this chapter, which it will be necessary to mention, as they, if adopted, will lead to a somewhat different paraphrase to that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33If not, hearken unto me … - If nothing has been said from which you dissent, then listen to me, and I will explain further the perplexing subject which has excited so much discussion. These remarks of Elihu imply great confidence in the truth of what he had to say, but they are not arrogant and disrespectful. He treats Job with the utmost deference; is willing to hear all that could be said in opposition to his own views, and is desirous of not wounding…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-33Verses 29-33 Elihu shows that God's great and gracious design toward the children of men, is, to save them from being for ever miserable, and to bring them to be for ever happy. By whatever means we are kept back from the we shall bless the Lord for them at least, and should bless him for them though they be painful and distressing. Those that perish for ever are without excuse, for they would not be healed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-332. mouth--rather, "palate," whereby the taste discerns. Every man speaks with his mouth, but few, as Elihu, try their words with discrimination first, and only say what is really good (Job 6:30; 12:11). hath spoken--rather, "proceeds to speak."Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Elihu
• Path
• Ransom
• Soul
• Stick
• Wish

Commentaries on Job 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings