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Revised Standard Version

Job 33:2

Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Pit;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I am going to open my mouth;my tongue will form words on my palate.
Hebrew Names Version
See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
King James Version
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
English Standard Version
Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks.
New Century Version
I open my mouth and am ready to speak.
New English Translation
See now, I have opened my mouth; my tongue in my mouth has spoken.
Amplified Bible
"Behold, I have opened my mouth [to begin my speech]; My tongue in my mouth is going to speak.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold now, I open my mouth, My tongue in my mouth speaks.
World English Bible
See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Legacy Standard Bible
Behold now, I open my mouth;My tongue in my mouth speaks.
Berean Standard Bible
Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
Contemporary English Version
Everything I will say
Complete Jewish Bible
Look, I am opening my mouth; the words are on the tip of my tongue.
Darby Translation
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
Easy-to-Read Version
I am ready to speak.
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaks in my mouth.
Good News Translation
I am ready to say what's on my mind.
Lexham English Bible
Please look, I open my mouth; my tongue in my mouth speaks.
Literal Translation
Behold, now I have opened my mouth; my tongue has spoken in my mouth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, I wil open my mouth, & my tonge shal speake out of my chawes.
American Standard Version
Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Bible in Basic English
See, now my mouth is open, my tongue gives out words.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
King James Version (1611)
Behold, now I haue opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Behold, I haue now opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my throte.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For behold, I have opened my mouth, and my tongue has spoken.
English Revised Version
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! Y haue openyd my mouth, my tunge schal speke in my chekis.
Update Bible Version
Look now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
New King James Version
Now, I open my mouth; My tongue speaks in my mouth.
New Living Translation
Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue.
New Life Bible
See, I open my mouth. My tongue in my mouth wants to speak.
New Revised Standard
See, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue, with my palate, hath spoken,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold now I have opened my mouth, let my tongue speak within my jaws.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold now, I open my mouth, My tongue in my mouth speaks.

Contextual Overview

1 "But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. 2 Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. 3 My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely. 4 The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5 Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. 6 Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was formed from a piece of clay. 7 Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I: Job 3:1, Psalms 78:2, Matthew 5:2

mouth: Heb. palate, Job 31:30, *marg.

Reciprocal: Job 34:3 - mouth Job 35:16 - General 2 Corinthians 6:11 - our mouth

Cross-References

Genesis 29:30
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a long robe with sleeves.
Malachi 3:17
"They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, now I have opened my mouth,.... Begun to speak in order to give vent to the fulness of matter within him, which made him, like bottles of new wine, ready to burst; and since he had opened his lips, that he might speak and be refreshed, he desires Job to listen to him, and offers same things to his consideration to induce him to it:

my tongue hath spoken in my mouth: but does not every man's tongue speak in his mouth when he speaks? is there anything singular and peculiar in this, that can excite attention? it may be rendered, "in my palate" d; which, as it is an instrument of speech, so of tasting and trying food, see Job 6:30; and Elihu's sense is, that he had thoroughly considered what he should say, he had well weighed what he should speak, and should not deliver anything raw, crude, and undigested; he had palated his words, in order to discern whether there was anything in them perverse or not.

d בחכי "in palato meo", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Beza, Schultens; so Mr. Broughton.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My tongue hath spoken in my mouth - Margin, “palate.” The meaning is, that since he had ventured to speak, and had actually commenced, he would utter only that which was worthy to be heard. This is properly the commencement of his argument, for all that he had before said was merely an introduction. The word palate - “in my palate” (בחכי bechêkiy) is used here because of the importance of that organ in the act of speaking. Perhaps also, there may be reference to the fact that the Hebrews made much more use of the lower organs of enunciation - the palate, and the throat, than we do, and much less use of the teeth and lips. Hence, their language was strongly guttural.


 
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