Elihu in Anger Rebukes Job
1 Then these three men ceased answering Job, because he was (A)righteous in his own eyes.
2 But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the (B)Buzite, of the family of Ram burned; against Job his anger burned (C)because he justified himself (a)(D)before God.
3 And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
4 Now Elihu had waited (b)to speak to Job because they were years older than he.
5 And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men his anger burned.
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“I even paid close attention to you;
(l)Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job,
Not one of you who answered his words.
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(l)Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job,
Not one of you who answered his words.
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“I too will answer my share,
I also will tell my opinion.
18 I also will tell my opinion.
“For I am full of words;
The spirit within me constrains me.
19 The spirit within me constrains me.
“Behold, my belly is like unvented wine,
Like new wineskins it is about to burst.
20 Like new wineskins it is about to burst.
“Let me speak that I may get relief;
Let me open my lips and answer.
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22 Let me open my lips and answer.
“For I do not know how to flatter,
Else my Maker would soon take me away.
Else my Maker would soon take me away.
Footnotes:
a.
Job 32:2: ['Or ', more than]
b.
Job 32:4: ['Lit ', for Job with words, '; or possibly ', while they were speaking with Job]
c.
Job 32:6: ['Lit ', answered]
d.
Job 32:6: ['Lit ', my knowledge]
e.
Job 32:7: ['Lit ', said]
f.
Job 32:7: ['Lit ', days]
g.
Job 32:7: ['Lit ', many]
h.
Job 32:9: ['Or ', nobles]
i.
Job 32:10: ['Or ', said]
j.
Job 32:10: ['Lit ', my knowledge]
k.
Job 32:11: ['Lit ', searched out words]
l.
Job 32:12: ['Lit ', Behold]
m.
Job 32:13: ['Lit ', drive away]
n.
Job 32:14: ['Lit ', words]
o.
Job 32:15: ['Lit ', moved away from]
p.
Job 32:16: ['Lit ', stand]