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    Job 32

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    Elihu has so many words bottled up that his belly feels like unvented wine in a new wineskin, and speaking is the only available form of relief.

    The younger man’s angervv. 1–5

    Job’s three friends stop answering him because he remains righteous in his own eyes. Their silence does not settle matters; it kindles Elihu, son of Barachel the Buzite, who is angry both with Job for justifying himself rather than God and with the friends for condemning Job without refuting him. He has waited because they are older, but silence, having finally arrived, proves a poor muzzle.

    Words under pressurevv. 6–22

    Elihu explains his delay: youth made him timid, while age seemed entitled to speak first. Yet he says understanding comes from the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, and not from grey years alone. He has listened closely and found that none of Job’s friends proved Job wrong, so he will not hide behind their arguments. The friends are dismayed and wordless; Elihu, by contrast, is full of words, compelled to let them out. His inner pressure receives a wonderfully physical description: unvented wine, a new wineskin, bursting. He promises neither partiality nor flattery, though the speech is already giving every sign of having been waiting behind a very small door.

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    1. Job 32:1So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

    2. Job 32:2This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,

    3. Job 32:3and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

    4. Job 32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.

    5. Job 32:5But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.

    6. Job 32:6So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

    7. Job 32:7I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

    8. Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

    9. Job 32:9It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.

    10. Job 32:10Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’

    11. Job 32:11Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,

    12. Job 32:12I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.

    13. Job 32:13So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’

    14. Job 32:14But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.

    15. Job 32:15Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.

    16. Job 32:16Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?

    17. Job 32:17I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.

    18. Job 32:18For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.

    19. Job 32:19Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.

    20. Job 32:20I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.

    21. Job 32:21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.

    22. Job 32:22For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.’’

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    Where this is echoed

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    • 8Job 38:36Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?
    • 8Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
    • 82 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
    • 8Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
    • 8James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
    • 81 Corinthians 2:10–12But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
    • 8Ecclesiastes 2:26To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
    • 81 Kings 3:12behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
    • 8Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
    • 8Daniel 1:17To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
    • 81 Kings 4:29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
    • 8Genesis 41:39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
    • 6Job 15:10Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
    • 7Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
    • 9Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
    • 21Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

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