King James Version
Job 32:3 in the King James Version says “Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.” — study this verse from Job chapter 32 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.”
Job 32:3 · KJV
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. to: Heb. from answering
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. himself: Heb. his soul
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Also against his three”
H7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
“kindled”
H2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
“was his wrath”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“because they had found”
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
“and yet had condemned”
H7561to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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