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Bible Commentaries
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes Bullinger's Companion Notes
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Bibliographical Information
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Job 32". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://studylight.org./commentaries/eng/bul/job-32.html. 1909-1922.
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Job 32". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://studylight.org./
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Verse 2
Elihu = God is Jehovah; or, my God is He. Not named before. His addresses occupy six chapters, His two counts of indictment (verses: Job 32:2 , Job 32:3 ) are based upon what precedes, and lead up to "the end of the Lord" in what follows from Job 32:13 .
Barachel = whom God hath blessed.
Buzite. Descended from Buz, the second son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham (Genesis 22:20 , Genesis 22:21 ). See notes on p. 666.
Ram = Aram, related to Buz (Genesis 22:21 ).
himself = his soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
Verse 3
condemned Job. The primitive text reads "condemned God", but was altered from motives of false reverence by the Sopherim to "Job". See App-33 .
Verse 7
Days . . . years. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for men of years: aged men.
Verse 8
spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 .
inspiration. Hebrew. neshamah. App-16 .
THE ALMIGHTY. Hebrew Shaddai. App-4 .
Verse 12
convinced = convicted. Man condemns without convicting; but God convicts first, that the man may condemn himself.
words = arguments.
Verse 13
GOD. Hebrew El.
Verse 18
matter. Hebrew. millah = the matter of what is said.
Verse 19
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27 .
bottles = skin bottles; which, if fermentation is not completed, sometimes burst.
Verse 22
soon. See note on Proverbs 5:14 .