Job 32:11
“Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Behold, I waited for your words,.... With great desire, with great eagerness and earnestness, in hope of meeting with…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I gave ear to your reasons - Margin, “understandings.” The meaning is, that he had given the most respectful attention…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons - Instead of תבונותיכם tebunotheychem, your reasons, תכונותיכם…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 32:6-14
Elihu here appears to have been,
I. A man of great modesty and humility. Though a young man, and a man of abilities, yet…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 32:11-14
Elihu, directly addressing the three friends, states more clearly his reasons for taking upon him to speak: he had hoped…
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