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Job 32:1–3

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Elihu Answers in Anger

1Then these three men ceased answering Job because he was arighteous in his own eyes.

2But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the aBuzite, of the family of Ram, burned; against Job his anger burned bbecause he was proving himself righteous 1cbefore God.

3And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or more than; lit from

Cross references

  1. aJob 10:7; 13:18; 27:5, 6; 31:6
  2. aGen 22:21
  3. bJob 27:5, 6
  4. cJob 30:21

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God. He burned with anger also at Job’s three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God. He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God. He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Job’s three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence.

Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, became angry. He was angry because Job refused to admit that he had sinned and that God was right in punishing him. He was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job’s arguments.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then these three men ceased from answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes. So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, became angry. He became angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God, and he became angry at his three friends because they had not found an answer, and they had declared Job guilty.

KJV 1900King James Version

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 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. Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.