Job 30:31

30:31 My harp is used for ¹  mourning

and my flute for the sound of weeping.

Job 33:8

Elihu Rejects Job’s Plea of Innocence

33:8 “Indeed, you have said in my hearing ² 

(I heard the sound of the words!):

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¹ tn The verb הָיָה (hayah, “to be”) followed by the preposition ל (lamed) means “to serve the purpose of” (see Gen 1:14ff., 17:7, etc.).

² tn Heb “in my ears.”