Job 33:31

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Pay heed, Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

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“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we shall speak.

“See, I waited for your words; I listened for your wise sayings while you searched out what to say.

“Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation.

Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.

to bring back their souls from the Pit, so that they may see the light of life.

If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.

For who has stood in the council of the Lord so as to see and to hear his word? Who has given heed to his word so as to proclaim it?