The Meaning of Job 32:16 Explained

Job 32:16

KJV: When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

YLT: And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)

Darby: And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; --

ASV: And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 32:16?

MEANING: What does Job 32:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 32:16 mean?

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What is the context of Job 32:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, [and] answered no more;)

What does Job 32:16 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 32:16 mean?

And I have waited because not they did speak because they stood still no [and] answered more

וְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּי כִּי־ לֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ כִּ֥י עָ֝מְד֗וּ לֹא־ עָ֥נוּ עֽוֹד

וְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּי	And I have waited
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: יָחַל Sense: to wait, hope, expect.
כִּי־	because
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ	they did speak
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
כִּ֥י	because
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
עָ֝מְד֗וּ	they stood still
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
לֹא־	no
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
עָ֥נוּ	[and] answered
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
עֽוֹד	more
Parse: Adverb Root: עֹוד Sense: a going round, continuance adv.

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