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Job 32:16

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 32:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
Job 32:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man:
14For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.
15They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.
16And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
17I also will answer my part, I also will show mine opinion.
18For I am full of words; The spirit within me constraineth me.
19Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“When one had waited, etc.] To observe whether they would make any reply to what he had said, or any objection to his engaging in the controversy: for they spake not; were as mute as fishes: but stood still; like statues, had no power to move, neither to sit down nor to depart, but were as if all life, sense, and motion, were gone from them: [and] answered no more; or not at all; for it does not appear that they had given him any answer before, as well as not now.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Job 13:5; Pro 17:28; Amo 5:13; Jam 1:19 Job 32:17”
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