Job 33:2
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Job 33:2 in other translations
| BSB | Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue. |
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| WEB | See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth. |
| ASV | Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth. |
| YLT | Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate. |
| DARBY | Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate, |
| BBE | See, now my mouth is open, my tongue gives out words. |
| Webster | Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. |
What does Job 33:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Job 33:1-33. Address to Job, as (Job 32:1-22) TO THE Friends.
2. mouth--rather, "palate," whereby the taste discerns. Every man speaks with his mouth, but few, as Elihu, try their words with discrimination first, and only say what is really good (Job 6:30; 12:11). hath spoken--rather, "proceeds to speak."Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 33:1-7
Job had desired a judge to decide his appeal. Elihu was one according to his wish, a man like himself. If we would rightly convince men, it must be by reason, not by terror; by fair argument, not by a heavy hand.
Job 33:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 33:2
- Job 3:1
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
- Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
- Matthew 5:2
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
- Job 31:30
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
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Context
- Job 33:1
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
- Job 33:2
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
- Job 33:3
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job 33:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | He aquí yo abriré ahora mi boca, y mi lengua hablará en mi garganta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Voici, j’ai ouvert ma bouche, ma langue parle dans mon palais. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Siehe doch, ich habe meinen Mund aufgetan, meine Zunge redet in meinem Gaumen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ecce aperui os meum: loquatur lingua mea in faucibus meis. |