Job 32:16
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.
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
- KJV
- When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
- WEB
- Shall I wait, because they don’t speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?
- ASV
- And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
- DARBY
- And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;
- BLB
- And I have waited, because they do not speak, because they stand there [and] do not answer anymore?
- ÅB
- Skal jeg vente, fordi de ikke taler, fordi de står der og ikke svarer mere?
- OTB
- Skal jeg vente, nå som de er tause,
nå som de står uten svar? - B1930
- Skal jeg vente, fordi de ikke taler, fordi de står der og ikke svarer mere?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Read in contextJob 13:5
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Read in contextProverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Read in contextAmos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
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