Charles Spurgeon Commentary Job 33:1

"Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words." — Job 33:1 (ASV)

"I am only a young man, but I speak because I cannot keep silent.

"An impulse moves me; I am like a vessel needing an outlet. I desire to speak impartially; therefore, hear me, but hear all that I have to say. Do not listen merely here and there to a part of my speech, but listen to all my words."

Sometimes, it is very necessary to urge our hearers not to seize upon only one sentence, or even one sentiment. "Hear my speeches, and listen to all my words," for there is a proportion in truth, and one truth has to be balanced with all the others.

A statement may be all the better for being unguarded, more forceful because it stands alone; and yet it may need another statement to be heard with it, so that it is not misunderstood. Therefore, the preacher also says to his hearer, "I ask you, hear my speeches, and listen to all my words."