They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
The verse marks the turning point where the friends' part in the debate comes to an end, for being amazed they answer no more and leave off speaking, falling silent. With the three friends having stopped answering, the way is opened for Elihu to give his discourse.
The verse belongs to Elihu's argument and reproof of Job and to his discourse in chapters 32 to 37. That Elihu section stands as the third of the four parts of the book of Job, distinct from the prologue in chapters 1 and 2, from the debate between Job and his three friends in chapters 4 to 31, from the speeches of the Lord out of the storm-cloud, and from the epilogue in chapter 42:7-17. Elihu then speaks believing that his wisdom can correct Job, following much the same line as the others. His discourse receives no answer and does not seem to help Job much.
The verse marks the turning point where the friends' part in the debate comes to an end, for being amazed they answer no more and leave off speaking, falling silent. With the three friends having stopped answering, the way is opened for Elihu to give his discourse.
The verse belongs to Elihu's argument and reproof of Job and to his discourse in chapters 32 to 37. That Elihu section stands as the third of the four parts of the book of Job, distinct from the prologue in chapters 1 and 2, from the debate between Job and his three friends in chapters 4 to 31, from the speeches of the Lord out of the storm-cloud, and from the epilogue in chapter 42:7-17. Elihu then speaks believing that his wisdom can correct Job, following much the same line as the others. His discourse receives no answer and does not seem to help Job much.