Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:
Parallel translations
- WEB Job again took up his parable, and said,
- KJV Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
- BSB Job continued his discourse:
- NASB Job again took up his discourse and said,
- NLT Job continued speaking:
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Quick answer
Job continues his discourse, taking up his theme again. It matters because Job now begins an extended final affirmation of his integrity.
Overview
This verse marks Job resuming his speech, here called a parable or solemn discourse, since the friends have fallen silent. The phrasing signals a weighty, deliberate declaration to follow. Job will swear by the living God to his own integrity, showing his unwavering commitment to honesty before God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Num 23:7He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.
- Job 29:1Job again took up his parable, and said,
- Num 24:15He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
- Ps 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
- Num 24:3He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
- Prov 26:7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- Ps 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.
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Christ at the center
Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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