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Job 21:3 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Job 21:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 21 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.”
Job 21:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 21:3
Suffer me that I may speak (שְׂאוּנִי וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר, se'uni ve-anokhi adabber)—Job demands a hearing from his accusers. The verb nasa (שָׂא) means to bear, carry, or endure, suggesting Job is asking his friends to bear with him patiently. This introduces his devastating counterargument to their retribution theology.After that I have spoken, mock on—Job's bitter irony shows his awareness that no amount of evidence will convince his friends. The imperative "mock" (לָעַג, la'ag) will recur when Job describes how the wicked mock God without consequences (21:14-15). Job invites continued mocke...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 21:3
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“They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.”
“Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?”
“Job”
“will you deceive him?”
“I”