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For God speaks once, Yes twice, though man pays no attention.
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God's Patient Communication
Commentators agree that this verse highlights God's persistent and patient communication. He doesn't just speak once but repeatedly ('once, yea twice') and through various means, such as dreams, visions, and conscience. This repetition demonstrates God's forbearance and His earnest desire to reach people, even when His initial warnings are ignored.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For God speaks once - The object of what is said here is to show the reason why God brings affliction upon people, or to explain the princip…
19th Century
Anglican
For God speaketh once, yea twice. —The two ways are expanded upon (Job 33:15–26). Abimelech ([Reference Genes…
Baptist
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For God speaks once, yea, twice Or, "but God speaks" {i}; though he is not bound to give an account of his matters, …
God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; Elihu discourses on all of these. At that time, as far as we know, there was no D…
13th Century
Catholic
Elihu has already proposed the things he intended to debate with Job. Since Job, before he spoke the words Elihu cited (Job 33:10–11), …
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