Job 32:4

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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he.

Context of Job 32:4

2Then 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. 3He burned with anger also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. 5And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he burned with anger. 6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: "I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you.

Job 32:4 word by word

וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ חִכָּ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב בִּדְבָרִ֑ים כִּ֤י זְֽקֵנִים־הֵ֖מָּה מִמֶּ֣נּוּ לְיָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Elihuאֱלִיהוּ'ĕlîyhû 'ĕlîyhû' · ElihuH453
• had waitedחָכָהchâkâh · to waitH2442
• till Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• had spokenדָּבָרdâbâr · word: speakingH1697
• elderיוֹםyôm · day: oldH3117
• elderזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205

Cross-references for Job 32:4

• Job 32:11"Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say.
• Proverbs 18:13If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

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

Topics related to Job 32:4

• Children
• Humility
• Modesty
• Old Age
• Reverence

In the dictionaries

• Job
• Age
• Constrain
• Elihu
• Understanding
• Job, Book of
• Age, Old

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