Bible Strands
Job 33:1
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses Job directly at the moment he prepares to deliver his full argument. This occurs as the current interlocutor transitions from preparation to the formal delivery of his speech.
The words — שְׁמַֽע־ (she.ma'-) means "hear," and הַאֲזִֽינָה (ha.'a.Zi.na/h) means "give ear to" or "listen." These imperative verbs frame the verse as a direct command to pay attention.
The thread — The command to hear and listen appears in Job 13:6, Job 34:2, and Psalms 49:1. These passages use identical rhetorical formulas to demand attentive reception of a speaker's words.
Why it lands — The text demands the listener suspend defense and focus entirely on the incoming address. It requires immediate, undivided attention to what follows.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Cross-references
- Job 13:6 Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
- Job 34:2 “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
- Psalms 49:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
- Mark 4:9 Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”