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Selected Verse: Job 21:2 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Job 21:2 |
Strong Concordance |
Hear [08085] diligently [08085] my speech [04405], and let this be your consolations [08575]. |
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King James |
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
JOB'S ANSWER. (Job 21:1-34)
consolations--If you will listen calmly to me, this will be regarded as "consolations"; alluding to Eliphaz' boasted "consolations" (Job 15:11), which Job felt more as aggravations ("mockings," Job 21:3) than consolations (Job 16:2). |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Hear diligently - Hebrew "Hearing hear" - that is, hear attentively. What he was about to say was worthy of their solemn consideration.
And let this be your consolations - That is, "You came to me for the professed purpose of giving "me" consolation. In that you have wholly failed. You have done nothing to sustain or comfort me; but all that you have said has only tended to exasperate me, and to increase my sorrow. If you will now hear me attentively, I will take that as a consolation, and it shall be in the place of what I had a right to expect from you. It will be "some" comfort if I am permitted to express my sentiments without interruption, and I will accept it as a proof of kindness on your part." |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Hear, &c. - If you have no other comfort to administer, at least afford me this. And it will be a comfort to yourselves in the reflection, to have dealt tenderly with your afflicted friend. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Let this be your consolations - ותהי זאת תנחומתיכם uthehi zoth tanchumotheychem may be translated, "And let this be your retractations." Let what I am about to say induce you to retract what you have said, and to recall your false judgments. נחם nacham signifies, not only to comfort, but to change one's mind, to repent; hence the Vulgate translates et agite paenitentiam, "and repent," which Coverdale follows in his version, and amende yourselves. Some suppose the verse to be understood ironically: I am now about to give you consolations for those you have given me. When I have done, then turn them into mockery if you please. |
2 I have heard [08085] many such things [07227]: miserable [05999] comforters [05162] are ye all.
3 Suffer [05375] me that I may speak [01696]; and after [0310] that I have spoken [01696], mock on [03932].
11 Are the consolations [08575] of God [0410] small [04592] with thee? is there any secret [0328] thing [01697] with thee?