Job 32:4
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Now Elihu had †waited till Iob had spoken: because they were †elder then he.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. expected Iob in words.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. elder for dayes.
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- Job 32:11–12Rank 1 from verse 4
11Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
12Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
11Behold, I waited for your words: I gaue eare to your †reasons, whilest you searched out †what to say.
12Yea, I attended vnto you: and beholde, there was none of you that conuinced Iob, or that answered his words:
- Proverbs 18:13Rank 2 from verse 4
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Job 32:4
Past-tense or past-participial form of wait. Sense 1: Remained in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: Attended or served.
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Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.
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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.
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3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled: because they had found no answere, and yet had condemned Iob.
4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
4Now Elihu had †waited till Iob had spoken: because they were †elder then he.
Selected passage5When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
5When Elihu saw that there was no answere in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.