Job 32:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 32:6-14

Elihu here appears to have been, I. A man of great modesty and humility. Though a young man, and a man of abilities, yet not pert, and confident, and assuming: his face shone, and, like Moses, he did not know it, which made it shine so much the brighter. Let it be observed by all, especially by young people, as worthy their imitation, 1. What a diffidence he had of himself and of his own judgment (Job 32:6): ?I am young, and therefore I was afraid, and durst not show you my opinion, for fear I... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 32:6

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said ,.... Since there was no answer in them, he takes upon him to give one himself; but first makes an apology on account of his youth: I am young, and ye are very old ; or "few of days"; a few days, comparatively speaking, had he lived in the world; or "small", or "little as two days" F13 צעיר אני לימים "minimus ego diebus", Montanus; "parvus diebus sum", Mercerus. ; he had been but a little time in it, and so could... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 32:6

I am young - How young he was, or how old they were, we cannot tell; but there was no doubt a great disparity in their ages; and among the Asiatics the youth never spoke in the presence of the elders, especially on any subject of controversy. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:1-22

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:1-22

The voice of juvenile self-confidence. We now approach the solution of the mystery, the untying of the knot, the end of the controversy. Job's three friends have failed to convince Job that he is suffering the wellmented consequences of evil-doing; and he has failed to convince them of his integrity. Now a younger friend speaks with kindled wrath because the three friends "had found no answer." He speaks with the undue confidence of youth; but he weaves many words of truth and wisdom into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old . We can only guess at the exact ages of Job and his friends. From the fact that God at the last "gave Job twice as much as he had before" ( Job 42:10 ), and the further fact that he lived, after he had recovered his prosperity, a hundred and forty years ( Job 42:16 ), it has been conjectured that he was seventy years of age at the time of his conference with his friends, and that he died at the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6

Youth and age. Elihu speaks with becoming modesty in these words, although most of his discourse shows that he is perfectly self-confident, and full of contempt for the old censors of Job. He cannot but admit at least the conventional distinctions between the claims and dues of youth and age. Let us look at these distinctions. I. DEFERENCE IS DUE TO AGE . We all feel that this is appropriate, even though age does not always appear in a light that fully justifies its claims. On... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6-22

The speech of Elihu now begins. In the present chapter, after a short apologetic exordium, excusing his youth ( Job 32:6-9 ), he addresses himself exclusively to Job's friends. He has listened attentively to them, and weighed their words (verses 11, 12). but has found nothing in them that confuted Job. They had not "found wisdom"—they had not "vanquished Job"—at the last they had been "amazed, and had not had a word more to say" (verses 13-16). Elihu, therefore, will supply their deficiency;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6-22

The apology of Elihu. I. THE REASONS OF HIS PREVIOUS RETICENCE . Elihu had been an earnest listener to the controversy Job waged with his three friends, "waiting for Job with words" (verse 4), i.e. eager to pour out in speech the arguments that trembled on his lips; and now he declares that two things had restrained him from joining earlier in the discussion. 1 . A modest respect for their superior age. He was but a young man (literally, "few of years"), while they were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 32:6

And Elihu - “said, I am young” Margin, few of days. The Hebrew is, “I am small (צעיר tsâ‛ı̂yr) of days;” that is, I am inexperienced. We have no means of ascertaining his exact age, though it is evident that there was a considerable disparity between them and him.And ye are very old - ישׁישׁים yâshı̂yshiym. The word used here is probably derived from the obsolete root שוש, “to be white, hoary”; and hence, to be hoary-headed, or aged; compare 2 Chronicles 36:17. The whole of the discourses of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 32:6-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 32:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 32:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 32:6-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 32:6

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