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Job 32:16 Cross-References
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“When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)”
Job 32:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 32:16
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) (וְהוֹחַלְתִּי כִּי־לֹא יְדַבֵּרוּ כִּי עָמְדוּ לֹא־עָנוּ עוֹד, veHochalti ki-lo yedabberu ki 'amadu lo-'anu 'od)—yachal means to wait, hope, or tarry; dabar is to speak; 'amad means to stand, stand still, or stop; 'anah is to answer. The triple negatives (not speak, stood still, no more answered) emphasize complete cessation of the friends' arguments.Elihu's patience reaches its limit not when debate becomes heated but when it ceases entirely. He waited respectfully for the elders to exhaust their wisdom, but thei...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 32:16
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“when he keeps silent”
“O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.”
“then”
“for it is an evil time.”