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Job 32:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified ηhimself rather than God.

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his soul.

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kindled.

Psa. 69:9• ⁹For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. (Psa. 69:9)

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Mark 3:5• ⁵And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. (Mark 3:5)

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Eph. 4:26• ²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: (Eph. 4:26)

Buzite.

Gen. 22:21• ²¹Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, (Gen. 22:21)

because.

Job 10:3• ³Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? (Job 10:3)

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Job 27:2• ²As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; (Job 27:2)

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Job 34:5‑6,17‑18• ⁵For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
⁶Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
¹⁷Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
¹⁸Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? (Job 34:5‑6,17‑18)

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Job 35:2• ²Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? (Job 35:2)

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Job 40:8• ⁸Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? (Job 40:8)

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Luke 10:29• ²⁹But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? (Luke 10:29)

himself.

Heb. his soul.

• There is much appropriateness in the significance of his name— “My God is He.” He does not speak for himself, but for God. In this way he is typical of our Lord, whose one object was to speak for the Father: “I have declared unto them Thy name” (John 17:26). (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)

• He was the son of Barachel, “May God bless,” suggesting, may we not say, that the blessing or favor of God is given to the one who stands for Him alone. (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)

• Buz was one of the sons of Nahor, and therefore connected with Abraham. Ram has been supposed to be abbreviated from Aram, marking the country where the family abode. (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)

• {v.2-3} Elihu’s anger is doubly stirred—against Job for failing to glorify God by acknowledging His righteousness, and against the friends for stubbornly maintaining their accusations while unable to give a single proof. (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then was kindled the anger of Elihua the son of Barachel, the Buziteb, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;

JND Translation Notes

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Meaning, "God (or, whose God) is He."

b

Gen. 22.21.