English Standard Version
Job 36:2
2"Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God's behalf.
Job 36:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
- New International Version (NIV)“Bear with me a little longer and I will show you that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Bear with me a little, and I will show you That there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God!
Context of Job 36:2
1And Elihu continued, and said: "Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God's behalf. 3I will get my knowledge from afar and ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 4For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Read all of Job 36Job 36:2 word by word
כַּתַּר־לִ֣י זְ֭עֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּ כִּ֤י ע֖וֹד לֶאֱל֣וֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 36:2
- Job 21:3Bear with me, and I will speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.
- Job 33:31Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
- Hebrews 13:22I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
- Job 13:7Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?
- Job 33:6Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.
- Exodus 4:16He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him.
- Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus says the Lord: "If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them.
- Ezekiel 2:7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Commentaries on Job 36:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2That I have yet to speak on God's behalf - I have other proofs to allege in behalf of God's justice and providence.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Suffer me a little - Even beyond the regular order of speaking; or, allow me to go on though I have fully occupied my place in the “number” of speeches. Jarchi remarks that this verse is “Chaldaic,” and it is worthy of observation that the principal words in it are not those ordinarily used in Hebrew to express the same thought, but are such as occur in the Chaldee. The word rendered “suffer” (כתר kâthar ) has here a signification which occurs only an…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-33Job 36:1-33. 1-2. Elihu maintains that afflictions are to the godly disciplinary, in order to lead them to attain a higher moral worth, and that the reason for their continuance is not, as the friends asserted, on account of the sufferer's extraordinary guilt, but because the discipline has not yet attained its object, namely, to lend him to humble himself penitently before God (Is 9:13; Jr 5:3). This is Elihu's fourth speech. He thus exceeds the ternary…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 36
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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