King James Version
Job 32:13 in the King James Version says “Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.” — study this verse from Job chapter 32 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.”
Job 32:13 · KJV
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. reasons: Heb. understandings what: Heb. words
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. directed: or, ordered
They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. left: Heb. removed speeches from themselves
KJV Study — Public Domain
“We have found out”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
“God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“not man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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