Job 32 · Verse 2

Job 32:2

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Job 32:2, King James Version

Job 32:2 in other translations

BSBThis 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,
WEBThen the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.
ASVThen was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
YLTand burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God;
DARBYThen was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;
BBEAnd Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;
WebsterThen was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

What does Job 32:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 32:1-6

Job 32:1-37:24. Speech of Elihu. 1-6. Prose (poetry begins with "I am young"). because, &c.--and because they could not prove to him that he was unrighteous.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Then was kindled the wrath - This means no more than that Elihu was greatly excited, and felt a strong and zealous desire to vindicate the justice and providence of God, against the aspersions of Job and his friends. Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite - Buz was the second son of Nahor, the brother of Abram, Gen 22:21. Of the kindred of Ram - Kemuel was the third son of Nahor; and is called in Genesis (see above) the father of Aram, which is the same as Ram. A city of the name of Buz is found in Jer 25:23, which probably had its name from this family; and, as it is mentioned with Dedan and Tema, we know it must have been a city in Idumea, as the others were in that district. Instead of the kindred of Ram, the Chaldee has of the kindred of Abraham. But still the question has been asked, Who was Elihu? I answer, He was "the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram:" this is all we know of him. But this Scriptural answer will not satisfy those who are determined to find out mysteries where there are none. Some make him a descendant of Judah; St. Jerome, Bede, Lyranus, and some of the rabbins, make him Balaam the son of Beor, the magician; Bishop Warburton makes him Ezra the scribe; and Dr. Hodges makes him the second person in the glorious Trinity, the Lord Jesus Christ, and supposes that the chief scope of this part of the book was to convict Job of self-righteousness, and to show the necessity of the doctrine of justification by faith! When these points are proved, they should be credited. Because he justified himself rather than God - Literally, he justified his soul, נפשו naphhso, before God. He defended, not only the whole of his conduct, but also his motives, thoughts, etc.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 32:1-5

Job's friends were silenced, but not convinced. Others had been present. Elihu was justly displeased with Job, as more anxious to clear his own character than the justice and goodness of God. Elihu was displeased with Job's friends because they had not been candid to Job. Seldom is a quarrel begun, more seldom is a quarrel carried on, in which there are not faults on both sides. Those that seek for truth, must not…

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Job 32:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charand it burnedH2734
אַ֨ף\׀'af[the] anger ofH639
אֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'ElihuH453
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
בַּרַכְאֵ֣לba.rakh.'ElBarakelH1292
הַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.Zithe BuziteH940
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫תmi.mish.Pa.Chatfrom [the] clan ofH4940
רָ֥םramRamH7410
בְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovon JobH347
חָרָ֣הcha.Rahit burnedH2734
אַפּ֑וֹ'a.Poanger hisH639
עַֽל\־'al-becauseH5921
צַדְּק֥וֹtza.de.Kojustified heH6663
נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.Shoself hisH5315
מֵאֱלֹהִֽים\׃me.'E.lo.Himmore than GodH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 32:2

  • Genesis 22:21

    Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

  • Job 27:5

    God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

  • Job 27:2

    As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

  • Job 35:2

    Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

  • Job 40:8

    Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

  • Ephesians 4:26

    Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  • Mark 3:5

    And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

  • Psalms 69:9

    For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

  • Job 34:5-6

    For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

  • Luke 10:29

    But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

  • Job 10:3

    Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

  • Job 30:21

    Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

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kindled.
Ps 69:9; Mr 3:5; Eph 4:26
Buzite.
Ge 22:21
because.
10:3; 27:2; 34:5,6,17,18; 35:2; 40:8; Lu 10:29
himself. Heb. his soul.

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Context

  • Job 32:1

    So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

  • Job 32:2

    Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

  • Job 32:3

    Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

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Job 32:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Eliú hijo de Barachêl, Bucita,, de la familia de Ram, se enojó con furor contra Job: enojóse con furor, por cuanto justificaba su vida más que á Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors s’enflamma la colère d’Élihu, fils de Barakeël, le Buzite, de la famille de Ram: sa colère s’enflamma contre Job, parce qu’il se justifiait lui-même plutôt que Dieu;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da entbrannte der Zorn Elihus, des Sohnes Barakeels, des Busiters, vom Geschlechte Ram; sein Zorn entbrannte wider Hiob, weil er sich selbst mehr rechtfertigte als Gott.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et iratus indignatusque est Eliu filius Barachel Buzites, de cognatione Ram: iratus est autem adversum Job, eo quod justum se esse diceret coram Deo.