The Meaning of Job 34:34 Explained

Job 34:34

KJV: Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

YLT: Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

Darby: Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:

ASV: Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

Discover Job 34:34

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 34:34?

MEANING: What does Job 34:34 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 34:34 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 34:34?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let men  of understanding  tell  me, and let a wise  man  hearken  unto me. 

What does Job 34:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 34:1-37 - The Almighty Must Be Just
Elihu stands in Job 34:10 as God's apologist. God's absolute and impartial justice is at all times a matter of untold comfort. There will be no cause of ultimate complaint, but from the lips of the holiest beings in the universe, most able to pass an opinion, the cry will ascend, "Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God the Almighty. Righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages"¦. Thy righteous acts have been made manifest," Revelation 15:3-4, r.v.
Ponder those last words. God's righteous acts have not yet been made manifest; it is therefore foolish and wrong to pass judgment upon an unfinished program. Wait, mortal man, until, at the great white throne, God shall unfold His inner reasons. If it is not fit to say to a king, "Thou art vile," how much less to Him who lives through the ages, while the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand! [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 34

1  Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice
10  God omnipotent cannot be unjust
31  Man must humble himself unto God
34  Elihu reproves Job

What do the individual words in Job 34:34 mean?

Men of understanding say to me and men Wise who listen to me
אַנְשֵׁ֣י לֵ֭בָב יֹ֣אמְרוּ לִ֑י וְגֶ֥בֶר חָ֝כָ֗ם שֹׁמֵ֥עַֽ לִֽי

אַנְשֵׁ֣י  Men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
לֵ֭בָב  of  understanding 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
יֹ֣אמְרוּ  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לִ֑י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
וְגֶ֥בֶר  and  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֶּבֶר  
Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight).
חָ֝כָ֗ם  Wise 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
שֹׁמֵ֥עַֽ  who  listen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לִֽי  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular

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