Job 32:4

וֶֽאֱלִיהוּ חִכָּה אֶת ־ אִיּוֹב בִּדְבָרִים כִּי זְֽקֵנִים ־ הֵמָּה מִמֶּנּוּ לְיָמִֽים ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

In Context

3וּבִשְׁלֹשֶׁת רֵעָיו חָרָה אַפּוֹ עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא ־ מָצְאוּ מַעֲנֶה וַיַּרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת ־ אִיּֽוֹב ׃

5וַיַּרְא אֱלִיהוּא כִּי אֵין מַעֲנֶה בְּפִי שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ ׃ פ

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:32מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם וְהָדַרְתָּ פְּנֵי זָקֵן וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה ׃ פ

Proverbs 18:13מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא ־ לוֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה ׃

Matthew Henry on Job 32:2-6

The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 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. 3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. 4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. 5 When Elihu saw that there… Read the whole commentary →

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