The Meaning of Job 32:15 Explained

Job 32:15

KJV: They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

YLT: (They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.

Darby: They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.

ASV: They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 32:15?

MEANING: What does Job 32:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 32:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 32:15?

What is the context of Job 32:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

What does Job 32:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 32:1-22 - Elihu Enters

The controversy between Job and his counselors is now at an end. They have failed in making out their case; but before God Himself takes up the argument there is another side of the case to be presented by the fervid life of a younger generation. The name Elihu means, "My God is He." He had preserved a respectful silence while his elders were speaking; but he was so conscious of the uprising of the divine that he could refrain no longer.

Elihu was greatly indignant, first with Job for not justifying God, Job 32:2; and then with his friends for their inability to cope with him, Job 32:5. But in addition to these criticisms, he has some positive contribution to make to the debate, and must needs make it. Silence is golden, but there is a time to speak. Be sure in inbreathe the Spirit of God as one long imprisoned in a close chamber inhales the breath of the salt sea. Do not speak, as John Woolman says, beyond the divine openings. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 32

¹ Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends
⁶ Because wisdom comes not from age, he excuses the boldness of his youth
¹¹ He reproves them for not satisfying Job
¹⁶ His zeal to speak

What do the individual words in Job 32:15 mean?

They are dismayed no and answer more escape them Words

חַ֭תּוּ לֹא־ עָ֣נוּ ע֑וֹד הֶעְתִּ֖יקוּ מֵהֶ֣ם מִלִּֽים

חַ֭תּוּ	They are dismayed
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: חָתַת Sense: to be shattered, be dismayed, be broken, be abolished, be afraid.
לֹא־	no
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
עָ֣נוּ	and answer
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
ע֑וֹד	more
Parse: Adverb Root: עֹוד Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
הֶעְתִּ֖יקוּ	escape
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: עָתַק Sense: to move, proceed, advance, move on, become old, be removed.
מִלִּֽים	Words
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: מִלָּה Sense: word, speech, utterance.

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