Job 32:10

10 So I've decided to speak up. Listen well! I'm going to tell you exactly what I think.

Job 32:10 Meaning and Commentary

Job 32:10

Therefore I said, hearken to me
Thou O Job, and every one of you his friends, for the word is singular; though I am but a young man, yet if I have the Spirit of God, and am under the inspiration of the Almighty, I may be able to say something to you worth your hearing:

I also will show mine opinion;
for though for a while he was timorous and fearful of doing it, lest he should mistake and expose himself, yet having duly weighed and considered the above things, he was determined to do it.

Job 32:10 In-Context

8 But I see I was wrong - it's God's Spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty One, that makes wise human insight possible.
9 The experts have no corner on wisdom; getting old doesn't guarantee good sense.
10 So I've decided to speak up. Listen well! I'm going to tell you exactly what I think.
11 "I hung on your words while you spoke, listened carefully to your arguments. While you searched for the right words,
12 I was all ears. And now what have you proved? Nothing. Nothing you say has even touched Job.
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