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Moreover Elihu answered,
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Answering Without a Question
Commentators Albert Barnes and John Gill explain that the word 'answered' here doesn't mean Elihu was replying to a specific question. In the Bible, this phrasing often simply marks the beginning of a new discourse. They suggest Elihu paused, giving Job a chance to speak, before continuing his argument.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Elihu spoke - Hebrew, ויען vaya‛an “And he answered”; the word “answer” being used, as it is often in the Scriptures, to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Elihu spoke moreover, and said . ] Elihu very probably paused awhile, and waited to observe whether any of the compa…
Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God, and called his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is far above them;…
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13th Century
Catholic
After Eliud had rejected Job's words—because in his estimation Job attributed evil to divine judgment—he now intends to rebuke him for saying that …
