Job 32:16
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
King James Version
In Context
15They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
17I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
Cross References
Job 13:5Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
Matthew Henry on Job 32:16-22
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) 17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will show mine opinion. 18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me… Read the whole commentary →