Job 32:6

Translations

Modern

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

Traditional

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

Literal

And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, “I am Young in days, and you are aged; upon thus I shrank back, and I was afraid of declaring my knowledge to you.

Latin

Respondensque Eliu filius Barachel Buzites, dixit: Junior sum tempore, vos autem antiquiores: idcirco, demisso capite, veritus sum vobis indicare meam sententiam.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

Notes

Job 32:4–7

Elihu respected elders, following a common principle (see also 12:12; 15:10; Leviticus 19:32; 1 Timothy 5:1; 1 Peter 5:5).

Job 32:1–37:24

After three rounds of speeches between Job and his friends, a new voice speaks. Elihu, a young man, has listened to everything the others said.

Events

Job's Trialc. 1650 BC

Related verses

Job 15:10
Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
Titus 2:6
In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Job 15:7
Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
1 Samuel 17:28–30
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
Romans 13:7
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Leviticus 19:32
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

People

Barachel: The father of Elihu, one of Job's friends Buzites: Descendants of Buz, Nahor's son Elihu: A young man who spoke to Job

Glossary

Barachel Book of Job Buzite Elihu

Topics

Barachel: Father of Elihu Children: Elihu Children: Good: Honor the Aged Good Children: Honor the Aged Humility: Elihu Modesty: Elihu Old Age: General Scriptures Concerning Reverence for the Aged

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