Job 32:10

10 "So I say, 'Listen to me, I too will tell 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 it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

9 "The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor may elders understand justice.

10 "So I say, 'Listen to me, I too will tell what I think.'

11 "Behold, I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, While you pondered what to say.

12 "I even paid close attention to you; Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "said"
• [b]. Lit "my knowledge"