Job 32:18 - Exposition

For I am full of matter ; literally, I am full of words; i.e. I have very much to say. The spirit within me constraineth me ; literally, the spirit of my belly ; i.e. "my inward feelings and emotions." Compare Zophar's statements in Job 20:2 , Job 20:3 ; and Job's own declarations in Job 13:1-28 ; that he must speak ( Job 13:13 , Job 13:19 ). There is a state of internal excitement, when reticence becomes impossible.