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Job Chapter 32 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.
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BBE Job 32:4

Now Elihu had kept quiet while Job was talking, because they were older than he;
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DARBY Job 32:4

But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.
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KJV Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
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WBT Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken because they were older than he.
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WEB Job 32:4

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.
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YLT Job 32:4

And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken; rather, to speak to Job (see the Revised Version) He had waited impatiently until the three special "friends" had said their say, and be might come forward without manifest presumption. Because they were elder than he. (On the respect paid to age at this time in the land wherein Job lived, see the comment on Job 29:8.)

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken.--Literally, Had waited in words for or regarding Job; that is, as some understand it, had waited to speak unto Job, or, more probably, had waited till the argument was closed to declare his opinion with reference to Job. The line taken by Elihu is an intermediate one, and is neither that of Job nor his friends. He admits the integrity of Job--or, at least, he does not deny it--although he uses very strong expressions as to the course which Job has adopted (Job 34:7-9; Job 34:35-37); but he considers that the Divine afflictions have a disciplinary object, and that they may be sent because God has discerned the seeds of unfaithfulness and defection in the sufferer; and this may serve to explain their purpose in the case of Job. He has very lofty ideas of the righteousness of God (Job 34:10, &c.), and of His power and majesty (Job 37:22). He holds that with regard to the Almighty we cannot find Him out, but that we may safely trust His mercy and His justice. This is the position to which he leads Job when the Lord answers him out of the whirlwind.