2Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? …
Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Once more Elihu begs the patience of the auditory, and Job’s particularly, for he has not said all that he has to say, but he will not detain them long. Stand about me a little (so some read it), Job 36:2. “Let me have your attendance, your attention, awhile longer, and I will speak but this once, as plainly and as much to the purpose as I can.” To gain this he pleads, 1. That he had a good cause,…
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