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

31Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak. 32If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee. If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

Job 33:33 word by word

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

• silentחָרַשׁchârash · to plow/plotH2790
• teachאָלַף'âlaph · to teach/learnH502
• wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451

Cross-references for Job 33:33

• Psalms 34:11Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
• Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;
• Proverbs 5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
• Job 33:3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
• Psalms 49:3My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:
• Proverbs 8:5O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

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

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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