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Job 32:6
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite addresses Job and his three friends immediately after observing their silence and feeling his anger kindled.
The words — The Hebrew term צָ֘עִיר (tza‘îr) literally means “young” or “young in years,” which Elihu uses to contrast his age with that of his listeners.
The thread — This age contrast appears in Job 15:10, 1 Timothy 5:1, and Titus 2:6.
Why it lands — The text presents a younger speaker hesitating before elders, requiring readers to assess how age differences shape communication and authority without assuming automatic wisdom or deference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Cross-references
- Job 15:10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
- 1 Timothy 5:1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
- Titus 2:6 In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
- 1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Leviticus 19:32 You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 17:28 Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
- Job 15:7 Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
- Romans 13:7 Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.