Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply? New Living Translation Should I continue to wait, now that you are silent? Must I also remain silent? English Standard Version And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more? Berean Standard Bible Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply? King James Bible When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) New King James Version And I have waited, because they did not speak, Because they stood still and answered no more. New American Standard Bible “Should I wait, because they are not speaking, Because they have stopped and no longer answer? NASB 1995 “Shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they stop and no longer answer? NASB 1977 “And shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they stop and answer no more? Legacy Standard Bible Shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they stand still and no longer answer? Amplified Bible “And shall I wait, because they say nothing, But stand still and say no more? Christian Standard Bible Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer? Holman Christian Standard Bible Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer? American Standard Version And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because they were not speaking, therefore they rose up and they did not answer him again Brenton Septuagint Translation I waited, (for I had not spoken,) because they stood still, they answered not. Contemporary English Version But am I to remain silent, just because you have stopped speaking? Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore because I have waited, and they have not spoken : they stood, and answered no more : English Revised Version And shall I wait, because they speak not, because they stand still, and answer no more? GOD'S WORD® Translation Should I wait because they don't speak, because they stand there and don't have any more answers? Good News Translation Shall I go on waiting when they are silent? They stand there with nothing more to say. International Standard Version Shall I continue to wait, since they're no longer talking? After all, they're only standing there; they're no longer responding. JPS Tanakh 1917 And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more? Literal Standard Version And I have waited, but they do not speak, | For they have stood still, | They have not answered anymore.) Majority Standard Bible Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply? New American Bible Must I wait? Now that they speak no more, and have ceased to make reply, NET Bible And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more, New Revised Standard Version And am I to wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more? New Heart English Bible Shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand still, and answer no more? Webster's Bible Translation When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;) World English Bible Shall I wait, because they don’t speak, because they stand still, and answer no more? Young's Literal Translation And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.) Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends…15Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them. 16Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply? 17I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.… Cross References Job 32:15 Job's friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them. Job 32:17 I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know. Treasury of Scripture When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;) Job 13:5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. Proverbs 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. Amos 5:13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. Jump to Previous Answers Longer Quiet Silent Speak Stand Stood Stop Wait Waited WaitingJump to Next Answers Longer Quiet Silent Speak Stand Stood Stop Wait Waited WaitingJob 32 1. Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends6. Because wisdom comes not from age, he excuses the boldness of his youth 11. He reproves them for not satisfying Job 16. His zeal to speak (16) When I had waited.--Or, as some render it, "And shall I wait because they speak not?" But they stand still and make no further reply.Verse 16. - When I had waited (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more); rather, as in the Revised Version, and shall 1 wait because they speak not, because they stand still and answer no more? Am I to wait until they shall have recovered themselves, and found something to answer? Surely this is not necessary. Neither courtesy nor etiquette prescribes it. Especially when I have waited so long, and have so much to say, and am so exceedingly anxious to say it (see vers. 18-20). Elihu shows all the impatience and ardour of a young speaker (see ver. 6), and feels the confidence that young men so often feel in the wisdom and persuasiveness of their words (comp. Job 33:1-6). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Must I waitוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּי (wə·hō·w·ḥal·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope now that כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they are silent, לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no now that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they stand עָ֝מְד֗וּ (‘ā·mə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations and no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no longer עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more reply? עָ֥נוּ (‘ā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Links Job 32:16 NIVJob 32:16 NLT Job 32:16 ESV Job 32:16 NASB Job 32:16 KJV Job 32:16 BibleApps.com Job 32:16 Biblia Paralela Job 32:16 Chinese Bible Job 32:16 French Bible Job 32:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 32:16 Shall I wait because they don't speak (Jb) |
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