EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Job 34:2
2‘You men who are so wise and who know so much, listen to me. Hear what I have to say.
Job 34:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
- New International Version (NIV)“Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know;
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Hear my words, you wise men; Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
Context of Job 34:2
1Elihu continued speaking and he said this: ‘You men who are so wise and who know so much, listen to me. Hear what I have to say. 3You recognize nice food when you eat it. So you should recognize the value of my words. 4We should decide among ourselves what is right. We should agree together what is good.
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שִׁמְע֣וּ חֲכָמִ֣ים מִלָּ֑י וְ֝יֹדְעִ֗ים הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 34:2
- Proverbs 1:5Wise people should also listen carefully, so that they learn something new. And people with clever minds can learn to live in a good way.
- 1 Corinthians 10:15You are people who think carefully about things. So think about what I am saying to you.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20My Christian friends, do not continue to think like children think. Instead, think properly like men and women should think. The only way you should be like babies is to keep away from evil things.
Commentaries on Job 34:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hear my words, O ye wise men - Addressing particularly the three friends of Job. The previous chapter had been addressed to Job himself. He had stated to him his views of the design of affliction, and he had nothing to reply. He now addresses himself to his friends, with a particular view of examining some of the sentiments which Job had advanced, and of showing where he was in error. He addresses them as “wise men,” or sages, and as endowed with…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. This chapter is addressed also to the "friends" as the thirty-third chapter to Job alone.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 34
- 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
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