以利户的回答

32 三人见约伯自以为义,便不再回答他。 那时,兰族的布西人巴拉迦的儿子以利户对约伯很恼火,因为约伯自以为义,不承认上帝的公义。 他对约伯的三个朋友也很恼火,因为他们说约伯有罪,却无法回答约伯的质问[a] 由于不及他们年长,以利户便等他们说完才向约伯发言。 他见三人无法回答约伯,很恼火,

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Footnotes

  1. 32:3 因为他们说约伯有罪,却无法回答约伯的质问”有古卷作“因为他们无法回答约伯的质问,因而置上帝于不公”。

Elihu

32 So these three men stopped answering Job,(A) because he was righteous in his own eyes.(B) But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,(C) of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself(D) rather than God.(E) He was also angry with the three friends,(F) because they had found no way to refute Job,(G) and yet had condemned him.[a](H) Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.(I) But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

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  1. Job 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God

32 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

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.

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

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