Job 32:2

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

1Job’s three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence. Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, became angry. He was angry because Job refused to admit that he had sinned and that God was right in punishing him. 3He was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job’s arguments. 4Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he.

Job 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 69:9Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
• Mark 3:5He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!
• Ephesians 4:26And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,
• Genesis 22:21The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans),
• Job 10:3What do you gain by oppressing me? Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands, while smiling on the schemes of the wicked?
• Job 27:2“I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—
• Job 34:5For Job also said, ‘I am innocent, but God has taken away my rights.
• Job 35:2“Do you think it is right for you to claim, ‘I am righteous before God’?
• Job 40:8“Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?
• Luke 10:29The man wanted to justify his actions, so 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

Topics related to Job 32:2

• Barachel
• Ram
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• God
• Job
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Barachel
• Buz
• Constrain
• Elihu
• Ram
• Understanding
• Buz; Buzi; Buzite

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