Christian Standard Bible
Job 32:2
2Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God.
Job 32:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
- New International Version (NIV)But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God.
Context of Job 32:2
1So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God. 3He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him. 4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.
Read all of Job 32Job 32:2 word by word
וַיִּ֤חַר אַ֨ף׀ אֱלִיה֣וּא בֶן־בַּרַכְאֵ֣ל הַבּוּזִי֮ מִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫ת רָ֥ם בְּ֭אִיּוֹב חָרָ֣ה אַפּ֑וֹ עַֽל־צַדְּק֥וֹ נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ מֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then was kindledחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
- the wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- of Elihuאֱלִיהוּ'ĕlîyhû 'ĕlîyhû' · ElihuH453
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Barachelבָּרַכְאֵלbârak'êl · BarachelH1292
- the Buziteבּוּזִיbûzîy · BuziteH940
- of the kindredמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of Ramרָםrâm · RamH7410
- against Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
- because he justifiedצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
- himselfנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
- rather than Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Job 32:2
- Psalms 69:9because zeal for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
- Mark 3:5After looking around at them with anger, he was grieved at the hardness of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
- Ephesians 4:26Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,
- Genesis 22:21Uz his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram,
- Job 10:3Is it good for you to oppress, to reject the work of your hands, and favor the plans of the wicked?
- Job 27:2As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,
- Job 34:5For Job has declared, “I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
- Job 35:2Do you think it is just when you say, “I am righteous before God”?
- Job 40:8Would you really challenge my justice? Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself?
- Luke 10:29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Commentaries on Job 32:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Then was kindled the wrath - This means no more than that Elihu was greatly excited, and felt a strong and zealous desire to vindicate the justice and providence of God, against the aspersions of Job and his friends. Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite - Buz was the second son of Nahor, the brother of Abram, Genesis 22:21. Of the kindred of Ram - Kemuel was the third son of Nahor; and is called in Genesis (see above) the father of Aram, which is the same…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Then was kindled the wrath - Wrath or anger is commonly represented as kindled, or as burning. Of Elihu - The name Elihu (אליהוא 'ĕlı̂yhû' ) means, “God is he;” or, since the word He (הוא hû' ) is often used by way of eminence to denote the true God or Yahweh, the name is equivalent to saying, “God is my God,” or “my God is Yahweh.” On what account this name was given to him, is now unknown. The names which were anciently given, however, were commonly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Buzite: Buz had ties with Aram and Arabia, similar to Uz (Genesis 22:21; Jeremiah 25:23; Job 1:1). Elihu often said he was angry. He probably considered his anger as righteous "zeal" (Psalm 69:9).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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