Job 21:3

21:3 Bear with me ¹  and I ²  will speak,

and after I have spoken ³  you may mock. ⁴ 

Job 33:31-33

33:31 Pay attention, Job – listen to me;

be silent, and I will speak.

33:32 If you have any words, ⁵  reply to me;

speak, for I want to justify you. ⁶ 

33:33 If not, you listen to me;

be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Hebrews 13:22

13:22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ⁷  bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

[21:3]  ¹ tn The verb נָשָׂא (nasa’) means “to lift up; to raise up”; but in this context it means “to endure; to tolerate” (see Job 7:21).

[21:3]  ² tn The conjunction and the independent personal pronoun draw emphatic attention to the subject of the verb: “and I on my part will speak.”

[21:3]  ³ tn The adverbial clauses are constructed of the preposition “after” and the Piel infinitive construct with the subjective genitive suffix: “my speaking,” or “I speak.”

[21:3]  ⁴ tn The verb is the imperfect of לָעַג (la’ag). The Hiphil has the same basic sense as the Qal, “to mock; to deride.” The imperfect here would be modal, expressing permission. The verb is in the singular, suggesting that Job is addressing Zophar; however, most of the versions put it into the plural. Note the singular in 16:3 between the plural in 16:1 and 16:4.

[33:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “if there are words.”

[33:32]  ⁶ tn The infinitive construct serves as the complement or object of “I desire.” It could be rendered “to justify you” or “your justification, “namely, “that you be justified.”

[13:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.