Berean Standard Bible
Job 32:4
4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
Job 32:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
- New International Version (NIV)Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job.
Context of Job 32:4
2This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God, 3and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him. Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he. 5But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled. 6So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
Read all of Job 32Job 32:4 word by word
וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ חִכָּ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב בִּדְבָרִ֑ים כִּ֤י זְֽקֵנִים־הֵ֖מָּה מִמֶּ֣נּוּ לְיָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
- Now Elihuאֱלִיהוּ'ĕlîyhû 'ĕlîyhû' · ElihuH453
- had waitedחָכָהchâkâh · to waitH2442
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- to speakדָּבָרdâbâr · word: speakingH1697
- to Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
- becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
- the othersהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
- were olderזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
- than heמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- ·יוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
Cross-references for Job 32:4
Commentaries on Job 32:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Now Elihu had waited - Margin, as in Hebrew, expected Job in words. The meaning is plain, that he had waited until all who were older than himself had spoken. Because they were elder than he - Margin, as in Hebrew, older for days. It appears that they were all older than he was. We have no means of determining their respective ages, though it would seem probable that Eliphaz was the oldest of the three friends, as he uniformly spoke first.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Elihu respected elders, following a common principle (see also 12:12; 15:10; Leviticus 19:32; 1 Timothy 5:1; 1 Peter 5:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-37Job 32:1-37:24. Speech of Elihu. 1-6. Prose (poetry begins with "I am young"). because, &c.--and because they could not prove to him that he was unrighteous.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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