Job 33

“Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.” The line’s distinctive content terms include mouth, opened, tongue. Its relationship to verses 1 and 3 shows what work it does in this passage.

“My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.” Naming Almighty keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.” The line’s distinctive content terms include answer, canst, order. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,” Naming Surely keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include clean, iniquity, innocent. Its relationship to verses 8 and 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,” The line’s distinctive content terms include counteth, enemy, findeth. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.” The line’s distinctive content terms include feet, marketh, paths. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;” The line’s distinctive content terms include deep, dream, falleth. Its relationship to verses 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,” The line’s distinctive content terms include ears, instruction, openeth. Its relationship to verses 15 and 17 shows what work it does in this passage.

“That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.” The line’s distinctive content terms include hide, pride, purpose. Its relationship to verses 16 and 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.” The line’s distinctive content terms include back, keepeth, life. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:” The line’s distinctive content terms include pain, bones, chastened. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.” Naming His keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.” Naming Yea keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.” Naming Deliver keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;” The line’s distinctive content terms include looketh, perverted, profited. Its relationship to verses 26 and 28 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.” The line’s distinctive content terms include back, enlightened, light. Its relationship to verses 29 and 31 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.” Naming Job and Mark keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.” The line’s distinctive content terms include answer, desire, justify. Its relationship to verses 31 and 33 shows what work it does in this passage.

“If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.