Job continues 'Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.' Job invokes the form from God's speeches ('hear... I will speak'), creating a kind of mirror or echo of God's address. Job asks to be heard and invites God to declare to Job what Job requests. The verse suggests that Job has questions he wishes to pose to God, though the questions are not explicitly stated. The verse maintains a kind of dialogue even as Job submits. Job is not simply accepting silence but is requesting that God speak further if Job has questions. Yet the questions never come; instead, Job moves immediately to withdrawal of complaint.

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