Job 32:16
And I have waited, but they do not speak, || For they have stood still, || They have not answered anymore.)
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
In Context
15(They have broken down, || They have not answered again, || They removed words from themselves.
17I answer, even I—my share, || I show my opinion—even I.
Cross References
Job 13:5O that you would keep perfectly silent, || And it would be to you for wisdom.
Amos 5:13Therefore the wise is silent at 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 →