Thematic Bible

Job 32:1

So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:2

Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God.

Job 32:3

He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.

Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.

Job 32:5

But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.

Job 32:6

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:

I am young in years,
while you are old;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to tell you what I know.

Job 32:7

I thought that age should speak
and maturity should teach wisdom.

Job 32:8

But it is a spirit in man
and the breath of the Almighty
that give him understanding.

Job 32:9

It is not only the old who are wise
or the elderly who understand how to judge.

Job 32:10

Therefore I say, “Listen to me.
I too will declare what I know.”
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:11

Look, I waited for your conclusions;
I listened to your insights
as you sought for words.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:12

I paid close attention to you.
Yet no one proved Job wrong;
not one of you refuted his arguments.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:13

So do not claim, “We have found wisdom;
let God deal with him, not man.”
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:14

But Job has not directed his argument to me,
and I will not respond to him with your arguments.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:15

Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer;
words have left them.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:16

Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,
now that they stand there and no longer answer?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:17

I too will answer;
yes, I will tell what I know.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:18

For I am full of words,
and my spirit compels me to speak.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:19

My heart is like unvented wine;
it is about to burst like new wineskins.

Job 32:20

I must speak so that I can find relief;
I must open my lips and respond.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 32:21

I will be partial to no one,
and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.

Job 32:22

For I do not know how to give such titles;
otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.