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Job 32:5

32:4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. waited: Heb. expected Job in words elder: Heb. elder for days
When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

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When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

32:6 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 shew you mine opinion. young: Heb. few of days durst: Heb. feared

What does Job 32:5 mean?

Job 32:5 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלִיהוּ (ʼĔlîyhûw), רָאָה (râʼâh), מַעֲנֶה (maʻăneh). It connects to 19 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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When
ElihuאֱלִיהוּʼĔlîyhûw/el-ee-hoo'/H453Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites
sawרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
that
there
was
no
answerמַעֲנֶהmaʻăneh/mah-an-eh'/H4617a reply (favorable or contradictory)
in
the
mouthפֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of
these
threeשָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwsh/shaw-loshe'/H7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
men,אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsh/en-oshe'/H582a man in general (singly or collectively)
then
his
wrathאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
was
kindled.חָרָהchârâh/khaw-raw'/H2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

Commentary on Job 32:5

HENRY_FULL · Job 32:5
made too bold with the divine majesty in his appeals to the divine tribunal ( ch. xxiii. ), he in a few words shows the infinite distance there is between God and man, teaching us, I. To think highly and honourably of God, ver. 2, 3 , 5 . II. To think meanly of ourselves, ver. 4 , 6 . These, however misapplied to Job, are two good lessons for us all to learn. God Exalted and Man Abased. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

Cross-references

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1 Chronicles 29:11

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

1 Chronicles 29:12

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

Job 9:2

I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? with God: or, before God?

Job 26:5

Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. and the: or, with the inhabitants

Job 40:9

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Jeremiah 10:6

Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

Jeremiah 10:7

Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. to: or, it liketh thee

Daniel 4:34

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

2 Corinthians 5:18

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Ephesians 1:20

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 1:21

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

Ephesians 2:16

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: thereby: or, in himself

Ephesians 2:17

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

Colossians 1:20

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. having: or, making

Jude 1:25

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Revelation 6:16

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 32:5.

Genesis 18:2

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Deuteronomy 11:17

And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

Deuteronomy 6:15

(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 7:4

For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

Exodus 22:24

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Exodus 32:10

Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Exodus 32:11

And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? the LORD: Heb. the face of the LORD

Exodus 32:19

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

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What does Job 32:5 say?

Job 32:5 (King James Version) reads: "When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled."

Is Job 32:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 32:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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