Job 32:5 (BSB)
But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.
Commentary on Job 32:5
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Job 32:1-5: Usually young men are the disputants and old men the moderators; but here, when old men were the disputants, as a rebuke to them for their unbecoming heat, a young man is raised up to be the moderator. Divers of Job's friends were present, that came to visit him and to receive instruction. Now here we have, I. The reason why his three friends were now silent.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Job 32:5: When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men,.... That could be called an answer; nay, when he perceived they were quite nonplussed and silenced, though men of years and experience, and reputed wise and knowing: then his wrath was kindled; his spirit was stirred up; his heart was hot within him; he burned with anger against those men...
- Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Job 32:4-5: Job 32:4-5 4-6 And Elihu had waited for Job with words, for they were older than he in days. And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, then his wrath was kindled. And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite began, and said. He had waited (perf. in the sense of the plusquamperf., Ew.