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Job 36:2 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 36:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 36 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf. I have: Heb. there are yet words for God”
Job 36:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 36:2
Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee—The verb כַּתַּר (kattar, "suffer/bear with") requests patience, literally meaning "surround" or "wait around." Elihu asks Job to endure one more speech. The phrase I have yet to speak on God's behalf uses לֶאֱלוֹהַּ (le'eloah), emphasizing Elihu's role as theodicy's defender—one who vindicates God's justice against Job's complaints.This verse reveals Elihu's theological boldness: he claims to speak FOR God, not merely ABOUT God. While presumptuous on the surface, chapters 32-37 receive no divine rebuke (unlike the three friends in 42:7), suggesting Eli...
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Cross-References for Job 36:2
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“and I also will speak; After I have spoken”
“and talk deceitfully for him?”
“as though God were entreating by us. We beg you on behalf of Christ”
“whether they will hear”
“Job”
“brothers”
“I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay.”
“If you return”
“that he will be to you a mouth”