Hear my words, O you wise men; and give ear to me, you that have knowledge.
Hear my words, O you wise men; and give ear to me, you that have knowledge.
Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear to me, ye that have knowledge.
"Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Hear my words, O ye wise men - Addressing particularly the three friends of Job. The previous chapter had been addressed to Job himself. He had stated to him his views of the design of affliction, and he had nothing to reply. He now addresses himself to his friends, with a particular view of examining some of the sentiments which Job had advanced, and of showing where he was in error. He addresses them as "wise men," or sages, and as endowed with "knowledge," to conciliate their attention, and because he regarded them as qualified to understand the difficult subject which he proposed to explain.
34:2 Ear - The ear, is put for the mind to which things are conveyed by it.