God’s Word Translation
Job 32:17
17“I’ll give my answer. I’ll tell you what I know.
Job 32:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
- New International Version (NIV)I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I also will answer with my share; I also will declare my opinion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I also will answer my part, I too will declare my opinion.
Context of Job 32:17
15“Job’s friends have been overwhelmed and don’t have any more answers. They don’t have another word to say. 16Should I wait because they don’t speak, because they stand there and don’t have any more answers? “I’ll give my answer. I’ll tell you what I know. 18I’m full of words. The Spirit within me forces me ⌞to speak⌟. 19My belly is like ⌞a bottle of⌟ wine that has not been opened, like new wineskins that are ready to burst.
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אַעֲנֶ֣ה אַף־אֲנִ֣י חֶלְקִ֑י אֲחַוֶּ֖ה דֵעִ֣י אַף־אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 32:17
Commentaries on Job 32:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17I will answer also my part - חלקי אענה aaneh chelki, "I will recite my portion." We have already seen that the book of Job is a sort of drama, in which several persons have their different parts to recite. Probably the book was used in this way, in ancient times, for the sake of public instruction. Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad, had recited their parts, and Job had responded to each: nothing was brought to issue. Elihu, a bystander, perceiving this, comes…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17I also will show mine opinion - In this language, as in Job 32:6, there is a delicate expression of modesty in the Hebrew which does not appear in our translation. It is אף־אני 'aph 'ănı̂y - even I. “Even one so young, and so humble as I, may be permitted to express my sentiments, when the aged and the great have nothing more to say. It will be no improper intrusion for even me to speak when no other one more aged and honorable desires to.” In all this…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 If we are sure that the Spirit of God suggested what we are about to say, still we ought to refrain, till it comes to our turn to speak. God is the God of order, not of confusion. It is great refreshment to a good man, to speak for the glory of the Lord, and to edify others. And the more we consider the majesty of God, as our Maker, and the more we dread his wrath and justice, the less shall we sinfully fear or flatter men. Could we set the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22After three rounds of speeches between Job and his friends, a new voice speaks. Elihu, a young man, has listened to everything the others said.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. my part--for my part. opinion--knowledge.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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