Job 40:5
I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
BSB
ASV
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
KJV
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
One thing have I spoken, which I would I had not said; and another, to which I will add no further. 3. If we examine the former words of blessed Job, we find that he has said nothing wickedly. But if we distort his words, which were uttered with truth and freedom, into a sort of sin of pride, there will no longer be two only; because there will be many.
Once have I spoken - That is, in vindicating myself. He had once spoken of God in an irreverent and improper manner, and he now saw it. But I will not answer - I will not now answer, as I had expressed the wish to do. Job now saw that he had spoken in an improper manner, and he says that he would not repeat what he had said. Yea, twice - He had not only offended once, as if in a thoughtless and hasty manner, but he had repeated it, showing deliberation, and thus aggravating his guilt.
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Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
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After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
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Job 33:14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
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Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,