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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For God speaketh once, yea twice, <i>yet man</i> perceiveth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For God may speak in one way, or in another, <i>Yet man</i> does not perceive it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, <i>yet</i> no one notices it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, <i>yet</i> no one notices it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, <i>yet</i> no one perceives it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For God speaks once, And <i>even</i> twice, yet no one notices it [including you, Job].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For God speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God speaks in different ways, and we don't always recognize his voice. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For God speaketh once, yea twice, though man regardeth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"God speaks in one way, even in two ways without people noticing it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Although God speaks again and again, no one pays attention to what he says. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"God speaks time and time again — but nobody notices—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For God speaketh once, yes twice, yet man perceiveth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For once God speaks, and twice (he does not behold it),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For God will speak at once, and at a second time, and he shall not regard it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />God speaks once, and he does not repeat the same thing a second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For God does speak, once, even twice, though you do not see it: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For God speaks in one way, and in two, though people do not perceive it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For God speaks once; he does not speak a second time;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because God speaks with one and does not do more with two, and by the lips he is not understood<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For God speaketh in one way, Yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For when the Lord speaks once, or a second time,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/33-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5053" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Elihu Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks? <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·ber- (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ḇə·’a·ḥaṯ (Prep-b:: Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">in one way</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·ḇiš·ta·yim (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">and in another,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">yet no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7789.htm" title="7789: yə·šū·ren·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- To behold, regard. A primitive root; to spy out, i.e. survey, lurk for, care for.">notices.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a></span><br />On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a></span><br />Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">1 Samuel 3:10</a></span><br />Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20</a></span><br />But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Genesis 46:2</a></span><br />And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Daniel 2:19</a></span><br />During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-3.htm">Acts 10:3-4</a></span><br />One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” / Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-12.htm">Matthew 2:12-13</a></span><br />And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. / When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a></span><br />One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</a></span><br />One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-10.htm">Acts 9:10</a></span><br />In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a></span><br />While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-24.htm">Genesis 31:24</a></span><br />But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">2 Kings 6:8-12</a></span><br />Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.” / Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.” / So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For God speaks once, yes twice, yet man perceives it not.</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-5.htm">Job 40:5</a></b></br> Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-11.htm">Psalm 62:11</a></b></br> God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power <i>belongeth</i> unto God.</p><p class="hdg">perceiveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-10.htm">2 Chronicles 33:10</a></b></br> And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24,29</a></b></br> Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9</a></b></br> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/job/21-27.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/job/33-13.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/job/18-19.htm">Once</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/job/23-8.htm">Perceive</a> <a href="/job/14-21.htm">Perceiveth</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/job/33-3.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/33-2.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/job/33-2.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-20.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/job/32-3.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/33-6.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/33-31.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/job/38-12.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/34-17.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/job/33-21.htm">Once</a> <a href="/job/34-11.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Perceive</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-18.htm">Perceiveth</a> <a href="/job/34-19.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/job/33-16.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/34-35.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/job/34-35.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/job/33-29.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/job/33-27.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Job 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-8.htm">He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-14.htm">God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-31.htm">He incites Job to attention</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For God speaks in one way and in another</b><br>This phrase highlights the multifaceted ways in which God communicates with humanity. Throughout the Bible, God speaks through various means such as dreams (<a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5-10</a>), visions (<a href="/daniel/7.htm">Daniel 7:1-28</a>), prophets (<a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8-10</a>), and even through nature (<a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1-4</a>). The diversity in God's communication methods underscores His desire to reach people in ways they can understand. Historically, God’s communication was often through direct revelation, but in the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen as the ultimate revelation of God (<a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a>). This phrase also suggests the continuity of God's communication, as He remains actively involved in guiding and instructing His people.<p><b>yet no one notices</b><br>This part of the verse reflects the human tendency to overlook or ignore God's messages. In the cultural and historical context of Job, people often expected divine communication to be dramatic or miraculous, yet God frequently speaks in subtle ways. This can be seen in the story of Elijah, where God was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a gentle whisper (<a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a>). The phrase serves as a reminder of the importance of spiritual discernment and attentiveness to God's voice. It also points to the spiritual blindness that can occur due to sin or distraction, a theme echoed in the New Testament when Jesus speaks of those who have ears but do not hear (<a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a different perspective on Job's suffering. He emphasizes God's communication and justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers immense trials and questions God's justice, seeking understanding and vindication.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate speaker and communicator, whose ways and messages are often beyond human comprehension.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/friends_of_job.htm">Friends of Job</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom but fail to grasp the full picture.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>The land of Uz, where Job's account unfolds, serving as a backdrop for the exploration of divine justice and human suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_diverse_communication.htm">God's Diverse Communication</a></b><br>God speaks in various ways, including through nature, scripture, dreams, and circumstances. We must be attentive and open to recognizing His voice in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_perception_and_awareness.htm">Human Perception and Awareness</a></b><br>Often, we fail to notice God's communication due to distractions or preconceived notions. Cultivating spiritual sensitivity and discernment is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>In times of suffering, like Job, we may struggle to hear God. However, these moments can also be opportunities for deeper revelation and understanding of His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_wisdom.htm">Seeking God's Wisdom</a></b><br>We should actively seek God's wisdom and guidance, trusting that He will reveal His will in His timing and through His chosen methods.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Faith and Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trusting in God's sovereignty means believing that He is communicating and working for our good, even when we do not immediately perceive it.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_god's_speech_today.htm">In Job 33:14, if God truly speaks in multiple ways, why is there no verifiable evidence of such divine communication today? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_33_4_align_with_science.htm">In Job 33:4, how does 'the Spirit of God has made me' align with scientific accounts of human origin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_'sons_of_god'_in_gen_6_1-4.htm">Who were the 'sons of God' in Genesis 6:1-4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_33_15-16_compare_to_dream_research.htm">In Job 33:15-16, how does the claim that God instructs people through dreams hold up against modern psychological research on dreaming?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">For God speaketh once, yea twice.</span>--The two ways are dilated upon (<a href="/context/job/33-15.htm" title="In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumberings on the bed;">Job 33:15-26</a>). Abimelech (<a href="/genesis/20-3.htm" title="But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are but a dead man, for the woman which you have taken; for she is a man's wife.">Genesis 20:3</a>) and Daniel (<a href="/daniel/4-5.htm" title="I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.">Daniel 4:5</a>) were instances of this first method. (Comp. also <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm" title="And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram; and, see, an horror of great darkness fell on him.">Genesis 15:12</a>. &c., <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm" title="And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.">Genesis 28:12</a>, &c.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For God speaketh once, yea twice</span>. God has his own ways of speaking to man, which are not those that Job has been expecting. He speaks silently and secretly, not in thunders and lightnings, as at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-20</a>), not by extraordinary theophanies, but nevertheless quite as effectually. Yet man perceiveth it not. Man often does net recognize God's action in this silent teaching of his. Man wants something more startling, more sensational. In our Lord's time, the Jews demanded "a sign" - "a sign from heaven;" but no sign of the kind was given them. Job now did not understand that God, whom he called upon to answer him (<a href="/job/10-2.htm">Job 10:2</a>; <a href="/job/13-22.htm">Job 13:22</a>; <a href="/job/23-5.htm">Job 23:5</a>, etc.), was already speaking to him in various ways - by his judgments, by thoughts suggested inwardly to his heart, by the dreams and visions whereof he complained (<a href="/job/7-14.htm">Job 7:14</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/33-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaks</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַבֶּר־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏab·ber-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in one [way]</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאַחַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and in another,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiš·ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[yet] no one</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">notices.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šū·ren·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7789.htm">Strong's 7789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/33-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 33:14 For God speaks once yes twice though (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/33-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 33:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 33:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/33-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 33:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 33:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>