33:1 “But now, O Job, listen to my words,
and hear 1 everything I have to say! 2
33:31 Pay attention, Job – listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
33:32 If you have any words, 3 reply to me;
speak, for I want to justify you. 4
33:33 If not, you listen to me;
be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
1 tn Heb “give ear,” the Hiphil denominative verb from “ear.”
2 tn Heb “hear all my words.”
3 tn Heb “if there are words.”
4 tn The infinitive construct serves as the complement or object of “I desire.” It could be rendered “to justify you” or “your justification, “namely, “that you be justified.”