Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 34:2
Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
2. The wise men are not the three friends, but the bystanders who hear Elihu; cf. Job 34:34.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
2 4. Elihu invites the wise among those who listen to him to attend to what he further says, and to unite with him in seeking to discover the right in this cause between Job and God.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
O ye wise men, who are here present, do you judge of the truth and reason of what I have said, and am further to say; for I am willing to submit all to the judgment of the truly wise.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. This chapter is addressedalso to the “friends” as the thirty-third chapter to Jobalone.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Hear my words, O ye wise [men],…. This is not an address to Job’s three friends, as some think; for Elihu had expressed his displeasure at them, in condemning Job without convicting him, and returning solid answers to him; and therefore he should not take their method of dealing with him, but take another; and plainly suggests that wisdom was not with them, nor taught by them; and therefore, as he could not give flattering titles to men, it could not well be thought that he should address them as wise and understanding men, unless indeed in an ironic way, as some choose to interpret it; see
Job 32:3. Rather therefore some bystanders are here spoken to, whom Elihu knew to be men of wisdom and knowledge, c. as it follows,
and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge and as they were endued not only with natural and political wisdom and knowledge, but with that which is divine and spiritual, they were proper judges of the affair in controversy, and could best discern whether what Elihu delivered was right or wrong, and to the purpose or not. And besides, though they had a large share of wisdom and knowledge, yet it was but imperfect; and the most wise and knowing may become more so, and that sometimes by means of their inferiors and juniors: and therefore Elihu craves their attention to what he had said or should say, though he was but a young man, and they aged, and men of great geniuses and abilities; and the rather he might be pressing on them to be his hearers and judges, because, generally speaking, such, as they are the most judicious, so the most candid hearers.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
PROOF FROM THE NATURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF GOD THAT MAN HAS NO RIGHT TO DOUBT GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS OR JUSTICE. Chap. 34.
EXORDIUM, Job 34:2-9. a. An appeal to the wise that they shall hearken with the ear of the understanding, and subject his argument to the ordeal of reason, Job 34:2-4.
2. O ye wise Other listeners than Job and the three were probably present; and either to them or an imaginary audience he now makes his appeal. This circuitous mode of address helps to relieve the severity of the chastisement he is about to administer to Job.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Job 34:2 Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Ver. 2. Hear my words, O ye wise men ] And those are not many, Hos 14:9 . He excludeth poor Job, whom yet he had promised to teach wisdom, Job 33:33 . And that he spoke not to the many it is probable, for they have not those auras perpargatas, that he calleth for in the next verse. B fere sunt, they are heavily eared for the most part, and of dull apprehension;
Boeotum in patria, crassoque sub acre nati.
To the other three then of Job’s friends he applieth himself; whom because he had sharply reproved before, and that they may not think that he held himself the only wise man among them, he thus bespeaketh to get audience, and makes them judges of his discourse. Men may be wise in some things that have carried the matter foolishly enough in other, (Theog.).
And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
words = speech.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Pro 1:5, 1Co 10:15, 1Co 14:20
Reciprocal: Job 13:6 – General Job 15:17 – hear me Job 21:2 – Hear Job 33:1 – hear Job 34:10 – understanding Job 34:34 – understanding
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 34:2-4. Hear my words O ye wise men Who are here present: do you judge whether what I have said, and have still further to say, be not reasonable and true. For the ear trieth words Mans mind judgeth of the truth and propriety of things spoken and heard; as the mouth tasteth meat And distinguishes what is sweet and palatable from what is otherwise. The ear is put for the mind, to which things are conveyed by it. Let us choose to us judgment Let us agree to examine the business, that we may be able to pronounce a righteous judgment. Let us not contend for victory, but for truth and justice. Let us know among ourselves what is good Let us show one another who hath the best cause.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
34:2 Hear my words, O ye {a} wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
(a) Which are esteemed wise by the world.