Job 32:2

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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 himself rather than God.

Complete Jewish Bible:

But then the anger of Elihu the son of Barakh'el the Buzi, from the family of Ram, blazed up against Iyov for thinking he was right and God wrong.

Berean Standard Bible:

This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Then was kindled{H2734} the wrath{H639} of Elihu{H453} the son{H1121} of Barachel{H1292} the Buzite{H940}, of the kindred{H4940} of Ram{H7410}: against Job{H347} was his wrath{H639} kindled{H2734}, because he justified{H6663} himself{H5315} rather than God{H430}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Genesis 22:21

  • Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

Job 27:5

  • God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Job 35:2

  • Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God's?

Job 40:8

  • Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Job 34:5

  • For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

Job 34:6

  • Should I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable without transgression.

Job 30:21

  • Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

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Commentary for Job 32:2

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2734
    There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָרָה
    Transliteration: chârâh
    Pronunciation: khaw-raw'
    Description: a primitive root (compare חָרַר); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See תַּחָרָה.
  2. Strong's Number: H639
    There are 306 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַף
    Transliteration: ʼaph
    Pronunciation: af
    Description: from אָנַף; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire; anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.
  3. Strong's Number: H453
    There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלִיהוּ
    Transliteration: ʼĔlîyhûw
    Pronunciation: el-ee-hoo'
    Description: or (fully) אֱלִיהוּא; from אֵל and הוּא; God of him; Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites; Elihu.
  4. Strong's Number: H1121
    There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֵּן
    Transliteration: bên
    Pronunciation: bane
    Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  5. Strong's Number: H1292
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּרַכְאֵל
    Transliteration: Bârakʼêl
    Pronunciation: baw-rak-ale'
    Description: from בָרַךְ and אֵל, God has blessed; Barakel, the father of one of Job's friends; Barachel.
  6. Strong's Number: H940
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בּוּזִי
    Transliteration: Bûwzîy
    Pronunciation: boo-zee'
    Description: patronymic from בּוּז; a Buzite or descendant of Buz; Buzite.
  7. Strong's Number: H4940
    There are 224 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה
    Transliteration: mishpâchâh
    Pronunciation: mish-paw-khaw'
    Description: from שָׁפָה (compare שִׁפְחָה); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people; family, kind(-red).
  8. Strong's Number: H7410
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָם
    Transliteration: Râm
    Pronunciation: rawm
    Description: active participle of רוּם; high; Ram, the name of an Arabian and of an Israelite; Ram. See also בֵּית הָרָם.
  9. Strong's Number: H347
    There are 2478 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אִיּוֹב
    Transliteration: ʼÎyôwb
    Pronunciation: ee-yobe'
    Description: from אָיַב; hated (i.e. persecuted); Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience; Job.
  10. Strong's Number: H6663
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָדַק
    Transliteration: tsâdaq
    Pronunciation: tsaw-dak'
    Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
  11. Strong's Number: H5315
    There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
    Transliteration: nephesh
    Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
    Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
  12. Strong's Number: H430
    There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
    Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
    Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
    Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.