John Gill's Exposition on Job 34:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this, etc.] Not as calling his understanding in question, as if he, had none; for Job was a very understanding man; he had not lost his natural understanding by his afflictions, (see <180613>Job 6:13); nor was he without an understanding of divine things, as his speeches and answers show; but rather it is taken for granted that he was a man of understanding: “if” or “seeing” thou hast understanding, art a man of knowledge and intelligence, therefore hearken and attend to what has been said or about to be said; though, as some Jewish interpreters f1196 observe, the word is not a noun, but a verb, and is imperative, “understand thou now, hear this”; and then the sense is, “if” things are so as before related, (<183413>Job 34:13-15); then now understand this, take it into thy heart and mind, and well weigh and consider it: hearken to the voice of my words; either the preceding or following ones.

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