Job 32:5 NIV

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Job 32:4-5

(4) Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. (5) When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled. Elihu modestly considered his youth, and therefore waited the proper time to speak. He did not begin until the whole had ended. But if a thing be well spoken, and rightly spoken, this is what Solomon calls like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Job 32:1-5

1-5 Job's friends were silenced, but not convinced. Others had been present. Elihu was justly displeased with Job, as more anxious to clear his own character than the justice and goodness of God. Elihu was displeased with Job's friends because they had not been candid to Job. Seldom is a quarrel begun, more seldom is a quarrel carried on, in which there are not faults on both sides. Those that seek for truth, must not reject what is true and good on either side, nor approve or defend what is... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Job 32:1-99

Job 32 - 37 Silence having fallen upon all four disputants, a fresh speaker appeared, and he too is introduced to us in a way that shows we are considering a history and not a romance. He was descended from Buz, who was a nephew of Abraham, as Gen_22:21 shows. In those early days after the flood, when population was small, the duplication of names would not be common. Now Elihu is a name with a meaning, which is given to us as, "God Himself." If we bear this in mind, and then read verse... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Job 32:1-5

The Pause After Job's Speech v. 1. So these three men ceased to answer Job because he was righteous in his own eyes, because they could not get him to admit that his sufferings were in any way the result of some particular iniquity because his protestations of his innocence silenced them, v. 2. Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, a descendant of Nahor, whose tribe also lived a nomadic life in the Arabian Desert, of the kindred of Ram, that being the name of... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Job 32:1-22

The Second Stage of the DisentanglementJob 33-37Elihu’s Discourses, devoted to proving that there can be really no undeserved suffering, that on the contrary the sufferings decreed for those who are apparently righteous are dispensations of divine love, designed to purify and to sanctify them through chastisement: The first half of the positive solution of the problemINTRODUCTION: ELIHU’S APPEARANCE, AND THE EXORDIUM OF HIS DISCOURSE, GIVING THE REASONS FOR HIS SPEAKINGJob 32:1 to Job 33:71.... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Job 32:1-22

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 another side of the case to be presented by the fervid life of a younger generation. The name Elihu means, “My God is He.” He had preserved a respectful silence while his elders were speaking; but he was so conscious of the uprising of the divine that he could refrain no longer. Elihu was greatly indignant,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Job 32:1-22

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 interruption, and in the epilogue Elihu has no place. Nevertheless, the long speech of this man is full of interest, and moves as to insight on a higher plane than that of the men who had spoken. In the first five verses Elihu is introduced by the author of the Book. His three friends were silent,... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Job 32:1-22

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 presents a most remarkable message spoken by a young man of spiritual integrity. Elihu had evidently been listening to the words of Job, and of his three friends. His spirit had waxed hot within him as he listened; and yet he did not deign to make a reply until the three men utterly collapsed in their arguments and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Job 32:1-5

Job 32:1-Deuteronomy : . Prose introduction, explaining the intervention of Elihu. Observe that whereas Job and his friends are introduced without genealogy it is not so with Elihu. His name means “ He is my God,” that of Barachel his father “ God blesses.” Buz is a Nahorite clan, according to Genesis 22:21. Uz and Buz were brothers. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Job 32:1-22

NotesJob 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 considered by some as Balaam, the son of Beor. So JEROME, BEDS, LYRA, and some Rabbins. BEDE saw in him a type of the enemies of the church. Bishop WARBURTON thinks him to have been Ezra, the scribe. Some, as COLEMAN, have supposed him to be the Son of God—a manifestation of the Second Person of the Trinity... read more