Job 32:3
in Job 32and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
KJV
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
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This verse in Job 32
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job - They held Job to be guilty, and yet they were unable to adduce the proof of it, and to reply to what he had said. They still maintained their opinion, though silenced in the argument. They were in that state of mind, not uncommon, in which they obstinately held on to an opinion which they could not vindicate, and believed another to be guilty, though they could not prove it.
This site's exposition
these three men stopped answering Job
on Job 32:1-3
When “these three men stopped answering Job”, Elihu “burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God” and at the friends. Henry reads this double anger as the narrator's judgment closing the debate. Readings of Elihu, who enters unannounced, divide here, Davidson notes.
This site's exposition
had failed to refute Job
The three friends condemned Job yet failed to refute him, Barnes explains, and they kept their verdict after they were silenced. Henry draws the lesson. A judge of a dispute keeps what is true on either side.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
As to his friends, the text continues, "Further, he was indignant against his three friends because they had not found a reasonable answer," with which they might respond to his words in which he asserted that he was righteous, "but they merely condemned Job," saying …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Those that in good earnest seek for truth must thus be impartial in their judgments concerning the contenders, and not reject what is true and good on either side for the sake of what is amiss, nor approve or defend what is amiss for the sake of what is true and good, but must learn to separate between the precious and the vile.
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
They had found no answer - They had condemned Job; and yet could not answer his arguments on the general subject, and in vindication of himself.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | uvishloshet | and on [the] three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| רֵעָיו֮ | reav | companions his | H7453 → | 188 times |
| חָרָ֪ה | charah | it burned | H2734 → | 91 times |
| אַ֫פּ֥וֹ | ʾapo | anger his | H639 → | 276 times |
| עַ֤ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| מָצְא֣וּ | matzeu | they had found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| מַעֲנֶ֑ה | maaneh | an answer | H4617 → | |
| וַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּ | vaiyarshiu | and they had condemned as guilty | H7561 → | 34 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אִיּֽוֹב׃ | ʾiyov | Job | H347 → | 58 times |
וּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתand on [the] three
uvishloshetH7969 →432 times
רֵעָיו֮companions his
reavH7453 →188 times
חָרָ֪הit burned
charahH2734 →91 times
אַ֫פּ֥וֹanger his
ʾapoH639 →276 times
עַ֤לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
מָצְא֣וּthey had found
matzeuH4672 →455 times
מַעֲנֶ֑הan answer
maanehH4617 →
וַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּand they had condemned as guilty
vaiyarshiuH7561 →34 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אִיּֽוֹב׃Job
ʾiyovH347 →58 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Job 8:6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
it leads to
- Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the…
- Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Job 5:24
You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
- Psalms 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
- Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Isaiah 51:9
Through
Acts 24:13Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
it leads to
- Acts 25:7
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
- 1 Peter 3:16
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
- Acts 25:7
Through
Job 24:25If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
it leads to
- Job 9:24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
- Job 9:24
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This page draws on A. B. Davidson, The Book of Job, Cambridge Bible; Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.