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Job 32:12

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32:12Now I was paying you close attention,26

yet27 there was no one proving Job wrong,28

not one of you was answering his statements!

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Footnotes

  1. 26 The verb again is from בִּין (bin, “to perceive; to understand”); in this stem it means to “to pay close attention.”
  2. 27 The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “behold”) has a deictic force here, calling attention to the thought that is now presented.
  3. 28 The participle מוֹכִיחַ (mokhiakh) is from the verb יָכַח (yakhakh) that has been used frequently in the book of Job. It means “to argue; to contend; to debate; to prove; to dispute.” The usage of the verb shows that it can focus on the beginning of an argument, the debating itself, or the resolution of the conflict. Here the latter is obviously meant, for they did argue and contend and criticize—but could not prove Job wrong.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I gave you my attention,

and, behold, there was none among you who refuted Job

or who answered his words.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I gave you my full attention.

But not one of you has proved Job wrong;

none of you has answered his arguments.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I paid close attention to you.

Yet no one proved Job wrong;

not one of you refuted his arguments.

NLTNew Living Translation

I have listened,

but not one of you has refuted Job

or answered his arguments.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I directed my attention to you;

and, look, there is no one for Job who refuted,

answering his words among you.

KJV 1900King James Version

Yea, I attended unto you,

And, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job,

Or that answered his words: