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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job’s arguments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He burned with anger also at Job’s three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and <i>yet</i> had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and <i>yet</i> had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, yet they had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Elihu’s anger burned against Job’s three friends because they had found no answer [and were unable to determine Job’s error], and yet they had condemned Job <i>and</i> declared him to be in the wrong [and responsible for his own afflictions].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was also angry at Job&#8217s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He was also angry with Job's three friends for not being able to prove that Job was wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Elihu was also very angry with Job's three friends because they had found no answer. They made it look as if God were wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He was also angry with Job's three friends. They could not find any way to answer Job, and this made it appear that God was in the wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, he was furious with his three friends because they had not answered Job, but instead had condemned him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he burned with anger against Job?s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />With Job's three friends he was also angry, because they could not find an answer, and so declared Job guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and his anger has burned against his three friends, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And against his three friends was his anger kindled, because they, found not an answer, and they will condemn Job.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he was angry with his friends because they had not found a reasonable answer, but only had condemned Job. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moreover, he was indignant with his friends because they had not found a reasonable response, except in so far as they condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He was angry also with the three friends because they had not found a good answer and had not condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he was angry also at Job’s three friends because they had found no answer, though they had declared Job to be in the wrong.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His wrath also kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer to Job so that they might condemn him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he was provoked against his three fellows because they were not able to give an answer to Job and to condemn him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he was also very angry with <i>his</i> three friends, because they were not able to return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/32-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4854" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2734.htm" title="2734: ḥā·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To burn or be kindled with anger. A primitive root; to glow or grow warm; figuratively to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.">and he burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">with anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·ḇiš·lō·šeṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">against Job’s three</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘āw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">friends</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they had failed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4617.htm" title="4617: ma·‘ă·neh (N-ms) -- An answer, response. From anah; a reply.">to refute Job,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7561.htm" title="7561: way·yar·šî·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be wicked, act wickedly. A primitive root; to be wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate.">and yet had condemned</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/347.htm" title="347: ’î·yō·wḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A patriarch. From 'ayab; hated; Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience.">him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4-5</a></span><br />You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians. / If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7-8</a></span><br />After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has. / So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-28.htm">Proverbs 17:28</a></span><br />Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-13.htm">Proverbs 18:13</a></span><br />He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Proverbs 26:12</a></span><br />Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a></span><br />Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13-14</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. / Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-8.htm">Jeremiah 8:8-9</a></span><br />How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception? / The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-24.htm">Matthew 23:24-28</a></span><br />You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Luke 11:52</a></span><br />Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-40.htm">John 9:40-41</a></span><br />Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?” / “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22</a></span><br />Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-17.htm">Romans 2:17-24</a></span><br />Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; / if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; / if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-1.htm">Job 32:1</a></b></br> So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he <i>was</i> righteous in his own eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25</a></b></br> And if <i>it be</i> not <i>so</i> now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/25-2.htm">Job 25:2-6</a></b></br> Dominion and fear <i>are</i> with him, he maketh peace in his high places… </p><p class="hdg">and yet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-6.htm">Job 8:6</a></b></br> If thou <i>wert</i> pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-34.htm">Job 15:34</a></b></br> For the congregation of hypocrites <i>shall be</i> desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Although</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/job/31-37.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/job/31-29.htm">Found</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/31-31.htm">Job's</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/titus/1-9.htm">Refute</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/32-1.htm">Three</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/job/31-30.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/job/31-21.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/34-6.htm">Although</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/34-17.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/job/37-20.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/job/32-13.htm">Found</a> <a href="/job/35-4.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/job/32-4.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Job's</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/job/32-13.htm">Refute</a> <a href="/job/33-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Three</a> <a href="/job/32-18.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/job/33-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Job 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-1.htm">Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-6.htm">Because wisdom comes not from age, he excuses the boldness of his youth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-11.htm">He reproves them for not satisfying Job</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/32-16.htm">His zeal to speak</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends</b><br>Elihu's anger is significant as it highlights the intense emotions involved in the dialogues. Anger in biblical terms often indicates a deep sense of injustice or moral outrage. Elihu, a younger man, is frustrated with the older friends of Job, which reflects the cultural expectation of wisdom and understanding being associated with age. This anger also sets the stage for Elihu's speeches, which aim to address what he perceives as the failures of the friends and Job. The friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, represent traditional wisdom, which Elihu finds lacking.<p><b>because they had failed to refute Job</b><br>The friends' inability to refute Job's arguments is crucial. Throughout the dialogues, Job maintains his innocence and questions the simplistic retribution theology that the friends espouse. Their failure to provide a satisfactory answer to Job's suffering challenges the prevailing understanding of divine justice. This reflects a broader biblical theme where human wisdom is often shown to be inadequate in comprehending God's ways, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding.<p><b>and yet had condemned him</b><br>The condemnation of Job by his friends, despite their inability to prove him wrong, underscores the theme of unjust judgment. This reflects a common biblical motif where the righteous suffer unjustly, as seen in the experiences of figures like Joseph and David. The friends' condemnation without evidence also prefigures the wrongful accusations faced by Jesus Christ, who, despite being sinless, was condemned by the religious leaders of His time. This phrase highlights the danger of relying on human judgment without divine insight, a lesson echoed in <a href="/matthew/7.htm">Matthew 7:1-2</a>, where Jesus warns against judging others.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who becomes angry with Job's three friends for their inability to provide a satisfactory answer to Job's suffering and for unjustly condemning him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers immense trials and questions God's justice, yet remains faithful.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_three_friends.htm">Job's Three Friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar)</a></b><br>They attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom, suggesting it is due to sin, but fail to provide true comfort or understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>The ongoing conversation between Job and his friends, which Elihu interrupts to offer his perspective.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_judgment.htm">The Importance of Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>Elihu's anger reflects a desire for justice and truth. We must seek to understand situations fully before passing judgment on others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_youth_in_wisdom.htm">The Role of Youth in Wisdom</a></b><br>Elihu, though young, demonstrates that wisdom is not confined to age. God can use anyone, regardless of age, to speak truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_misguided_counsel.htm">The Dangers of Misguided Counsel</a></b><br>Job's friends, despite their intentions, fail to provide true comfort. We must be cautious in offering advice, ensuring it aligns with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_before_speaking.htm">Listening Before Speaking</a></b><br>Elihu listens before speaking, exemplifying the biblical principle of being quick to hear and slow to speak. This is crucial in understanding and addressing others' struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_anger.htm">Righteous Anger</a></b><br>Elihu's anger is directed at injustice and false accusations. Righteous anger can motivate us to seek truth and justice, but it must be controlled and aligned with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_elihu's_insight_in_job_33.htm">In the context of Job 33 as a whole, why should readers trust Elihu's self-proclaimed divine insight when there is no independent confirmation of his authority?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_colossae_church's_role.htm">Did Job's words contain any sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_elihu's_claim_conflict_with_god.htm">Job 32:2 - Does Elihu's accusation that Job 'justified himself rather than God' conflict with God's earlier testimony that Job was blameless (Job 1:1)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_22_12-14_align_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 22:12-14, Eliphaz suggests God may not see everything; how does this align with other scriptures asserting God's omniscience?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(</span>3<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">They had found no answer.</span>--They could not reply unto Job, nor deny that he had been in conduct such as he said he had been, and yet they concluded that he must be wicked because God had smitten him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer</span>. Elihu thought that Job's reasonings and complaints admitted of being satisfactorily answered, and was vexed that the three "friends" had not made the right replied It is the main object of his speech to supply them. And yet had condemned Job. They had condemned him on wrong grounds and of sins that he had not committed (<a href="/job/22-6.htm">Job 22:6-9</a>). Elihu condemns him as much (<a href="/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9-12</a>; <a href="/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7-9</a>, etc.), but for entirely different reasons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/32-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And his anger</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֫פּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burned</span><br /><span class="heb">חָרָ֪ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2734.htm">Strong's 2734: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Job’s three</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiš·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">friends,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵעָיו֮</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘āw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had failed</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to refute [Job],</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4617.htm">Strong's 4617: </a> </span><span class="str2">An answer, response</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and yet had condemned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar·šî·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7561.htm">Strong's 7561: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, wrong, to disturb, violate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיּֽוֹב׃</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Job -- a patriarch</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/32-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 32:3 Also his wrath was kindled against his (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/32-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 32:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 32:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/32-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 32:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 32:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>