Job 32:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young,c and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. ”

Job 32:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And Elihu - “said, I am young” Margin, few of days. The Hebrew is, “I am small ( צעיר tsâ‛ı̂yr ) of days;” that is, I am inexperienced. We have no means of ascertaining his exact age, though it...
Job 32:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elihu had remained silent because of his youth. However wisdom is not a matter of age, but of Divine inspiration. Where the friends have failed, Elihu will succeed: there is no need to call in God....
Job 32:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. I am young - How young he was, or how old...
Job 32:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Prose (poetry begins with "I am young," Job 32:6 ). Verse 1. Because ... - and because they could not pr...
Job 32:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Speeches of Elihu It is the view of almost all scholars that the speeches of Elihu are a later addition. The grounds for this view are the following. His presence comes upon the reader with su...
Job 32:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I am young. — The way in which Elihu comes forward is very interesting, and full of character. It gives us also a picture of the times and habits.
Job 32:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1-22 ; Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends....
Job 32:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Elihu Enters Job 32:1-22 The controversy between Job and his counselors is now at an end. They have failed in making out their case; but before God Himself takes up the argument there is anothe...
Job 32:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The last voice in the earthly controversy is now heard. It is a new voice, and opportunity never comes to Job to answer. Moreover, God in the final movements takes no notice other than that of interr...
Job 32:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) В¶ And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. (7) I said, Days should speak, and mul...
Job 32:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said ,.... Since there was no answer in them, he takes upon him to give one himself; but first makes an apology on account of his youth: I [am...
Job 32:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. Ver. 6. I am young, and ye are very ol...
Job 32:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When Elihu saw, &c., then his wrath was kindled When he saw that none of these three offered to reply, but sat as men that knew not what to say, he was not able to hold his peace any longer. Wi...
Job 32:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Since his three friends have been silenced by Job's strong declaration of self-righteousness, our attention is drawn to a young man who has been a silent observer of this interesting drama. There app...
Job 32:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not show you mine opinion. 7 I said, Days should speak,...
Job 32:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To wit, of discovering my weakness and folly, and of being thought forward and presumptuous.
Job 32:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Notes Job 32:2 . “ Elihu ” אֱלִיהוּא “my God is He;” or, according to some: “My God is Jehovab.” Various opinions concerning him, both as to his personality, speeches, and character. He has been...
Job 32:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 32:2 . Elihu. The Greek copies read Elihuz, the same as they write Elijah. The critics refer us for his genealogy to Huz the son of Nahor; for Ram is thought to be Abraham; but a similarity of...
Job 32:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu. Analysis of Elihu’s speech After the introduction Elihu reproves Job, because he had claimed too much for himself, and had indulged in a spirit of complaini...
Job 32:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A new personage is now introduced upon the scene, who speaks in a new style and almost in a new language. No previous mention has been made of him; no subsequent notice is taken of hi...
Job 32:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, answered and said, opening his discourse with statements calculated to win the good will of all former speakers, I am young, and ye are very old, hoary w...
Job 32:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:5 ; 1 Samuel 17:28-30 ; 1 Timothy 5:1 ; Job 15:10 ; Job 15:7 ; Leviticus 19:32 ; Romans 13:7 ; Titus 2:6
Job 32:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

High Altitudes in Elihu's Answer to Job Job 32:1-22 , Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 ; Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We now come to that part of the Book of Job which present...
Job 32:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Afraid — Of being thought forward and presumptuous.

Job 32:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 32:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 32:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 32:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 32:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 32:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 32:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 32:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 32:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 32:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 32:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 32:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 32:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 32:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 32:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 32:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 32:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 32:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 32:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 32:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 32:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 32:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 32:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 32:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes