Key Verse Spotlight
Job 32:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and {yet} had condemned Job.”
Job 32:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he {was} righteous in his own eyes. {to...: Heb. from answering}
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. {himself: Heb. his soul}
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and {yet} had condemned Job.
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they {were} elder than he. {waited...: Heb. expected Job in words} {elder: Heb. elder for days}
When Elihu saw that {there was} no answer in the mouth of {these} three men, then his wrath was kindled.
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