Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
The verse stands in the section containing Elihu's speeches, which runs from chapter 32 through chapter 37. Chapter 32 opens Elihu's speech after Job finishes answering Bildad. Elihu had waited to speak until Job and his friends had finished because they were older than he was, and as a younger man he then entered the dispute thinking his wisdom could correct Job. In this passage he argues with Job and reproves him, and when he did speak his discourse was admirable but it did not help Job much, an argument belonging to the book's larger discussion of the causes and purposes of human suffering.
The verse stands in the section containing Elihu's speeches, which runs from chapter 32 through chapter 37. Chapter 32 opens Elihu's speech after Job finishes answering Bildad. Elihu had waited to speak until Job and his friends had finished because they were older than he was, and as a younger man he then entered the dispute thinking his wisdom could correct Job. In this passage he argues with Job and reproves him, and when he did speak his discourse was admirable but it did not help Job much, an argument belonging to the book's larger discussion of the causes and purposes of human suffering.