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Job 21:2

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21:2“Listen carefully1 to my words;

let this be2 the consolation you offer me.3

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Footnotes

  1. 1 The intensity of the appeal is again expressed by the imperative followed by the infinitive absolute for emphasis. See note on “listen carefully” in .
  2. 2 The negates the sentence, “that I may not have this consolation from you.”
  3. 3 The word תַּנְחוּמֹתֵיכֶם (tankhumotekhem) is literally “your consolations,” the suffix being a subjective genitive. The friends had thought they were offering Job consolation (Job 14:11), but the consolation he wants from them is that they listen to him and respond accordingly.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Keep listening to my words,

and let this be your comfort.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Listen carefully to my words;

let this be the consolation you give me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Pay close attention to my words;

let this be the consolation you offer.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Listen closely to what I am saying.

That’s one consolation you can give me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Listen carefully to my words,

and let this be your consolation.

KJV 1900King James Version

Hear diligently my speech,

And let this be your consolations.