“Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.”
Men listened to me and waited, and kept silence for my counsel, depicting how the community regarded Job's words as worthy of attention and acted on his advice. The listening and waiting suggest that people anticipated Job's speech and prepared to receive it. The keeping of silence for his counsel suggests that others made space for Job's wisdom to be heard. The verse establishes that Job's authority extended to the realm of counsel and decision-making.
Church Fathers on Job 29:21
-23. They that heard me awaited my sentence, and listening kept silence at any counsel. They dared not to add any thing to my words, and my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as the rain, and opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. For this awe of those under him we unquestionably believe to have been towards blessed Job. But as we have already often said, Holy Church being driven to extremities by the inflictions of heretics or carnal persons,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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