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Pay attention,הַקְשֵׁבJob,אִיּוֹבlistenשְׁמַעto me;לִיbe silent,הַחֲרֵשׁand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill speak.אֲדַבֵּר
Job 33:31
Study it in the app“Pay attention, Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:31, word by word
- Pay attentionהַקְשֵׁבhakshev
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “hakshev” appears- Jobאִיּוֹבiyov
Job
Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.
Where else “iyov” appears- listenשְׁמַעshema
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shema” appears- be silentהַחֲרֵשׁhacharesh
be silent
To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.
Where else “hacharesh” appears- will speakאֲדַבֵּרadaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adaber” appears
The context
30to bring back his soul from the pit, to light him up with the light of the living.
31 · This verse (above)
32If there are words, answer me; speak, for I desire to declare you righteous.