Job 32:14

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 32:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.
Job 32:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now he hath not directed [his] words against me, etc.] That is, Job had not directed his speech to him, or levelled his arguments against him; he had not set himself and his words in battle array against him, as the word signifies; he had not lashed and irritated him as he had them; and therefore he came into the dispute calm and unprovoked, having nothing in view but truth, the glory of God, and the good of Job; and therefore hoped for better success than they had had: neither will I answer him with your speeches; he proposed to take a new and different method from them, as he did; for he never charges Job with any sin or sins, or a course of living in a sinful manner, before those…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I am altogether unprejudiced. For it is not I, whom he addressed. "Your speeches" have been influenced by irritation.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Now, he hath not directed his words against me - Margin, “ordered.” The meaning of this expression is, “I can approach this subject in a wholly dispassionate and unprejudiced manner. I have had none of the provocations which you have felt; his harsh and severe remarks have not fallen on me as they have on you, and I can come to the subject with the utmost coolness.” The object is to show that he was not irritated, and that he would be under no temptation to use words from the influence of passion or any other than those which conveyed the simple truth. He seems disposed to admit that Job had given some occasion for severe remarks, by the manner in which be had treated his friends. Neither…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“directed: Heb. ordered Job 32:15”
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