Passage Research
Job 32 — Sermon Preparation
Young Elihu appears, burning with anger at Job for justifying himself and at the three friends for failing to refute him. Below is a research summary for Job 32, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Job 32 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָנָה | ʻânâh | H6030 | 7 | eye, heed |
| אִיּוֹב | ʼÎyôwb | H347 | 5 | Ijob |
| אֱלִיהוּ | ʼĔlîyhûw | H453 | 4 | Elihu |
| מִלָּה | millâh | H4405 | 4 | word, discourse |
| דֵּעַ | dêaʻ | H1843 | 3 | knowledge |
| חָוָה | châvâh | H2331 | 3 | live, declare |
| חָרָה | chârâh | H2734 | 4 | glow, grow warm |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Job 32, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“If we are sure that the Spirit of God suggested what we are about to say, still we ought to refrain, till it comes to our turn to speak. God is the God of order, not of confusion. It is great refreshment to a good man, to speak for the glory of the Lord, and to edify others. And the more we consider the majesty of God, as our Maker, and the more we dread his wrath and justice, the less shall we sinfully fear or flatter men. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Job 32:15–30 (Public Domain)
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