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Job Chapter 32

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Job

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In this chapter the king of the people, who had been humbled by his loss, meets the prophet Eli and the priest, and the people gather to hear his counsel. The chapter shows the tension between divine justice and human suffering, as the king questions why God allows his wealth to be taken away, and it also reveals Eli’s role as a mediator between God and the people, offering comfort and reassurance.

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(1) So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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Job 6:29Job 10:2Job 10:7Job 13:15Job 23:7Job 27:4Job 27:5Job 27:6Job 29:11Job 29:12Job 29:13Job 29:14

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Matthew 10:41Job 1:5Job 42:8

(2) 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.
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Psalms 69:9Mark 3:5Ephesians 4:26Genesis 22:21Job 10:3Job 27:2Job 34:5Job 34:6Job 34:17Job 34:18Job 35:2Job 40:8

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Job 42:7Job 32:3Job 32:5Daniel 8:7Genesis 39:19Leviticus 10:6

(3) Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
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Job 32:1Job 24:25Job 25:2Job 25:3Job 25:4Job 25:5Job 25:6Job 26:2Job 26:3Job 26:4Job 8:6Job 15:34

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Job 42:7Job 32:2Job 42:10Job 32:5Job 1:5Job 42:8

(4) Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
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Job 32:11Job 32:12Proverbs 18:13

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Job 1:5Job 42:8

(5) When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
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Job 32:2Exodus 32:19

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Job 32:2Job 32:3

(6) 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.
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Leviticus 19:32Romans 13:7I Timothy 5:1Titus 2:6I Peter 5:5Job 15:10Job 15:7I Samuel 17:28I Samuel 17:29I Samuel 17:30

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Jeremiah 42:11Ezekiel 2:6Deuteronomy 22:6I Samuel 25:8Job 32:2

(7) I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
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Job 8:8Job 8:9Job 8:10Job 12:12I Kings 12:6I Kings 12:7I Kings 12:8Psalms 34:11Psalms 34:12Proverbs 1:1Proverbs 1:2Proverbs 1:3

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Mark 4:1I Kings 4:30

(8) But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
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Job 4:12Job 4:13Job 4:14Job 4:15Job 4:16Job 4:17Job 4:18Job 4:19Job 4:20Job 4:21Job 33:16Job 35:11

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Psalms 119:130

(9) Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
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Jeremiah 5:5Matthew 11:25John 7:48I Corinthians 1:26I Corinthians 1:27I Corinthians 2:7I Corinthians 2:8James 2:6James 2:7Job 12:20Ecclesiastes 4:13

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Daniel 12:10Proverbs 28:5

(10) Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
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I Corinthians 7:25I Corinthians 7:40

(11) Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
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Job 32:4Job 29:21Job 29:23Job 5:27Proverbs 18:17Proverbs 28:11Ecclesiastes 12:9Ecclesiastes 12:10

(12) Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
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Job 32:3I Timothy 1:7

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Job 1:5Job 42:8

(13) Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
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Genesis 14:23Judges 7:2Isaiah 48:5Isaiah 48:7Zechariah 12:7Job 12:2Job 15:8Job 15:9Job 15:10Isaiah 5:21Jeremiah 9:23Ezekiel 28:3

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I Kings 4:30

(14) Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
(15) They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
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Job 6:24Job 6:25Job 29:22Matthew 7:23Matthew 22:22Matthew 22:26Matthew 22:34Matthew 22:46

(16) When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
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Job 13:5Proverbs 17:28Amos 5:13James 1:19

(17) I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
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Job 32:10Job 33:12Job 35:3Job 35:4

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Revelation 8:12Ruth 3:13I Samuel 30:24II Samuel 18:2Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 5:12

(18) For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
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Psalms 39:3Jeremiah 20:9Ezekiel 3:14Ezekiel 3:15Ezekiel 3:16Ezekiel 3:17Ezekiel 3:18Ezekiel 3:19Ezekiel 3:20Ezekiel 3:21Ezekiel 3:22Ezekiel 3:23

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Leviticus 16:12Leviticus 25:29

(19) Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
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Matthew 9:17

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Mark 2:22Matthew 9:17Luke 5:37I Samuel 25:18

(20) I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
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Job 13:13Job 13:19Job 20:2Job 21:3Proverbs 8:6Proverbs 8:7

(21) Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
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Job 13:8Job 34:19Leviticus 19:15Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 16:19Proverbs 24:23Matthew 22:16II Samuel 14:17II Samuel 14:20Acts 12:22Acts 12:23Acts 24:2

(22) For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
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Job 17:5Psalms 12:2Psalms 12:3Proverbs 29:5I Thessalonians 2:5Galatians 1:10

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