Job 33:8

Job 33:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)“But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,

Context of Job 33:8

6Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay. 7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee. Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: — 9I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me; 10Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;

Job 33:8 word by word

אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְק֖וֹל מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃Read the interlinear

• Surelyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• wordsמִלָּהmillâh milleh · speechH4405

Cross-references for Job 33:8

• Deuteronomy 13:14then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and if it be truth, [and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath happened in the midst of thee,
• Jeremiah 29:23because they have committed infamy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken words of falsehood in my name, which I had not commanded them: and I [am] he that knoweth, and [am] witness, saith Jehovah.

Commentaries on Job 33:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Surely thou hast spoken - What Elihu speaks here, and in the three following verses, contains, in general, simple quotations from Job's own words, or the obvious sense of them, as the reader may see by referring to Job 13:27; (note); Job 14:16; (note), and Job 31:4; (note), and also to the notes on those passages.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing - Margin, as in Hebrew “ears.” This shows that Elihu had been present during the debate, and had attentively listened to what had been said. He now takes up the main point on which he supposed that Job had erred - the attempt to justify himself. He professes to adduce the very words which he had used, and disclaims all design of judging from mere hearsay.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Elihu charges Job with reflecting upon the justice and goodness of God. When we hear any thing said to God's dishonour, we ought to bear our testimony against it. Job had represented God as severe in marking what he did amiss. Elihu urges that he had spoken wrong, and that he ought to humble himself before God, and by repentance to unsay it. God is not accountable to us. It is unreasonable for weak, sinful creatures, to strive with a God of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. thy words--(Job 10:7; 16:17; 23:11, 12; 27:5, 6; 29:14). In Job 9:30; 13:23, Job had acknowledged sin; but the general spirit of his words was to maintain himself to be "clean," and to charge God with injustice. He went too far on the opposite side in opposing the friends' false charge of hypocrisy. Even the godly, though willing to confess themselves sinners in general, often dislike sin in particular to be brought as a charge against them. Affliction…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 33:8

• Self-Righteousness

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• Account
• Elihu
• Path
• Ransom
• Soul
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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