Job 33:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 33:1-7

Several arguments Elihu here uses to persuade Job not only to give him a patient hearing, but to believe that he designed him a good office, and to take it kindly, and be willing to receive the instructions he was now about to give him. Let Job consider, 1. That Elihu does not join with his three friends against him. He has, in the foregoing chapter, declared his dislike of their proceedings, disclaimed their hypothesis, and quite set aside the method they took of healing Job. ?Wherefore, Job,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 33:5

If thou canst answer me ,.... That is, when he had done speaking, after he had heard him out; if he thought he could make a reply to him, he gave him full liberty so to do, and tacitly suggests that he should give him an attentive and candid hearing, as he had requested of him: set thy words in order before me ; put them into the best form and order thou canst for thy self-defence, and level them at me; set them, as it were, in battle array against me; give them all the poignancy,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:1-13

Elihu's first address to Job: 1. An exposure of Job's sin. I. ELIHU BESPEAKS JOB 'S ATTENTION . This he does on four distinct grounds. 1 . That what he was about to say had been deliberately , thoroughly , and impartially weighed. (Verse 2.) He was not about to open his mouth at random or under any feeling of excitement, but after having tasted every word, as it were, in his palate—a metaphor suggestive of the wise discrimination with which both his thoughts had been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:1-33

In this chapter Elihu, turning away from the "comforters," proceeds to address Job himself, offering to reason out the matter in dispute with him, in God's stead. After a brief exordium (verses 1-7), he takes exception which (he says) are unjust. He next brings forward his theory of God-inflicted sufferings being, in the main, chastisements proceeding from a loving purpose, intended to purify, to strengthen, to purge out faults, to "save from the pit," to improve, and to enlighten... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:5

If thou canst answer me ; rather, if thou canst ' answer thou me (see the Revised Version). Set thy words in order before me, stand up (comp. Job 23:4 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:5

If thou canst answer me - The meaning of this verse is this: “The controversy between you and me, if you choose to reply, shall be conducted in the most equitable manner, and on the most equal terms. I will not attempt, as your three friends have done, to overwhelm you with reproaches; nor will I attempt to overawe you as God would do, so that you could not reply. I am a man like yourself, and desire that if anything can be said against what I have to advance, it should be offered with the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 33:4-5

Job 33:4-5. The Spirit of God hath made me, &c. First of all, consider that I am thy fellow-creature, made by God’s Spirit, (Genesis 1:2,) and quickened by a soul of the same nature with that which God at first breathed into the body of man, and I am ready to discourse with thee upon even terms according to thy desire. If thou canst answer me Thou needest not, therefore, decline the encounter, but if thou art able to answer, set thy words in order I shall allow thee all freedom of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 33:1-33

Elihu accuses Job (33:1-33)Turning now to Job, Elihu gives the assurance that he speaks with sincerity and with respect for the God who created him (33:1-4). He also speaks as one who is on a level of equality with Job (5-7).To begin with Elihu recalls Job’s claim to be innocent and Job’s accusation that God has treated him as if he were guilty (8-11). Elihu is shocked that a person could make such an accusation against God, and boldly rebukes Job (12-13). He suggests that if Job were quiet for... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 33:5

Job 33:5. Set thy words in order before me, &c.— Set thy arguments in array against me; stand thy ground. This is a metaphor taken from the drawing up of an army with the purpose of giving battle. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 33:5

5. Images from a court of justice. stand up—alluding to Job's words (Job 30:20). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 33:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 33:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:1-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 33:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 33:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 33:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 33:1-33

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 33:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 33:5

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