Job 32:10

Job 32:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I say, 'Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me, I also will declare my opinion.’

Context of Job 32:10

8But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand. 9It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right. Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me. I, even I, will explain what I know.’ 11Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts,while you were searching for words. 12Now I was paying you close attention, yet there was no one proving Job wrong, not one of you was answering his statements!

Job 32:10 word by word

לָכֵ֣ן אָ֭מַרְתִּי שִׁמְעָה־לִּ֑י אֲחַוֶּ֖ה דֵּעִ֣י אַף־אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to me; I also will shewחָוָהchâvâh · to explainH2331
• mine opinionדֵּעַdêa‛ · knowledgeH1843

Cross-references for Job 32:10

• 1 Corinthians 7:25With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

Commentaries on Job 32:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Elihu professes to speak by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and corrects both parties. He allowed that those who had the longest experience should speak first. But God gives wisdom as he pleases; this encouraged him to state his opinion. By attention to the word of God, and dependence upon the Holy Spirit, young men may become wiser than the aged; but this wisdom will render them swift to hear, slow to speak, and disposed to give others a…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. 1010. Rather, "I say." opinion--rather, "knowledge."Read the comment

Topics related to Job 32:10

• Pride

In the dictionaries

• Constrain
• Elihu
• Understanding
• Elihu (2)
• Job, Book of

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