Job 34:34

34 “Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me,

Job 34:34 in Other Translations

34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

34 Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say:

34 After all, bright people will tell me, and wise people will hear me say,

34 "All right-thinking people say - and the wise who have listened to me concur -

34 Reasonable men will say to me, along with the wise men who hear me,

Job 34:34 Meaning and Commentary

Job 34:34

Let men of understanding tell me
Whether I am right or wrong:

and let a wise man hearken unto me;
to what I have said or shall say. Elihu here addresses the company around him, the wise and intelligent part of them; the words may be rendered in the future tense, men of understanding "will" tell me ^F14, and a wise man "will" hearken to me and assent, not only to what I have said, but to what I am about to say, namely, what follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (wrmay) "dicent"; Junius and Tremellius, Piscator, Vatablus, Mercerus, Drusius, Cocceius, Michaelis, Schultens: so Broughton.

Job 34:34 In-Context

32 Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’

33 Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know.

34 “Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me,

35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’

36 Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!