4Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.


In Context

1 So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

3 He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.

5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: "I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.

Job 32:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:4So Eliu waited while Job was speaking, because they were his elders that were speaking.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:4But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken because they were older than he.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

32:4And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.