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You said, `Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.`
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From Demand to Humble Plea
Commentators explain that Job's words here mark a profound change. While some translations say "I will demand," scholars like Barnes and Gill note the original Hebrew is better understood as "I will ask" or "make a petition." Job is no longer arrogantly demanding a trial with God but is now humbly asking for instruction, showing the posture of true repentance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak - This is the language of humble, docile submission. On former occasions he had spoken confi…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak Not in the manner he had before, complaining of God and justifying himself, b…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
