""If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
If now thou hast understanding, hear this,.... Not as calling his understanding in question, as if he, had none; for Job was a very understanding man; he had not lost his natural understanding by his
afflictions, see Job 6:13 ; nor was he without an understanding of divine things, as his speeches and answers show; but rather it is taken for granted that he was a man of understanding: "if" or "seeing" thou hast understanding, art a man of knowledge and intelligence, therefore hearken and attend to what has been said or about to be said; though, as some Jewish interpreters (a) observe, the word is not a noun, but a verb, and is imperative, "understand thou now, hear this"; and then the sense is, "if" things are so as before related, Job 34:13 ; then now understand this, take it into thy heart and mind, and well weigh and consider it: hearken to the voice of my words; either the preceding or following ones. (a) Jarchi, Bar Tzemach, in loc. so Cocceius, Schmidt, and Schultens.
Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
If now thou hast understanding, hear this,.... Not as calling his understanding in question, as if he, had none; for Job was a very understanding man; he had not lost his natural understanding by his
afflictions, see Job 6:13 ; nor was he without an understanding of divine things, as his speeches and answers show; but rather it is taken for granted that he was a man of understanding: "if" or "seeing" thou hast understanding, art a man of knowledge and intelligence, therefore hearken and attend to what has been said or about to be said; though, as some Jewish interpreters (a) observe, the word is not a noun, but a verb, and is imperative, "understand thou now, hear this"; and then the sense is, "if" things are so as before related, Job 34:13 ; then now understand this, take it into thy heart and mind, and well weigh and consider it: hearken to the voice of my words; either the preceding or following ones. (a) Jarchi, Bar Tzemach, in loc. so Cocceius, Schmidt, and Schultens.