Job 21:3 Meaning and Explanation
“Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job asks to be allowed to finish speaking; afterward his friends may scoff if they still wish.
What Does Job 21:3 Mean?
Job requests the floor with a touch of weary irony. He knows his words will likely be met with derision, yet he asks only to be permitted to say his piece before the mockery resumes.
His patience under contempt is striking. Job does not demand agreement, only the freedom to speak the truth of his experience. There is courage in voicing what one sees even when ridicule is certain. The righteous have often had to speak unwelcome truth and bear scorn for it, trusting that vindication belongs not to the loudest voice but to God, who weighs every heart.
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What does Job 21:3 mean?
Job asks to be allowed to finish speaking; afterward his friends may scoff if they still wish.