Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak - This is the language of humble, docile submission. On former occasions he had spoken confi…

Hear, I beseech you. —This cannot similarly be appropriately assigned to Job but, as in Job 38:3 and Job 40:7, must be re…

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak
Not in the manner he had before, complaining of God and justifying himself, b…

Job was now aware of his guilt; he would no longer speak in his own defense. He abhorred himself as a sinner in heart and life, especially for murm…

After the Lord reproved Job for his unrestrained speech, which hinted at pride because he asserted his own righteousness to such a degree that it s…