Job 32:16
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
Job 32:16 in other translations
| BSB | Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply? |
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| WEB | Shall I wait, because they don’t speak, because they stand still, and answer no more? |
| ASV | And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer 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; — |
| BBE | And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers? |
| Webster | When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;) |
What does Job 32:16 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 32:15-22
If we are sure that the Spirit of God suggested what we are about to say, still we ought to refrain, till it comes to our turn to speak. God is the God of order, not of confusion. It is great refreshment to a good man, to speak for the glory of the Lord, and to edify others. And the more we consider the majesty of God, as our Maker, and the more we dread his wrath and justice, the less shall we sinfully fear or…
Job 32:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 32:16
- James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Job 13:5
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
- Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
- Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
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Context
- Job 32:15
They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
- Job 32:16
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
- Job 32:17
I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
Job 32:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo pues he esperado, porque no hablaban, antes pararon, y no respondieron más. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | J’ai attendu, car ils ne parlaient plus, car ils se tenaient là, ils ne répondaient plus; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich sollte warten, weil sie nicht reden, weil sie dastehen, nicht mehr antworten? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quoniam igitur expectavi, et non sunt locuti: steterunt, nec ultra responderunt: |