8 Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.
but to us did God reveal `them' through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things doth search, even the depths of God, for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that `is' in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God. And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that `is' of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,
And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it. In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear. And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh; It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude `is' over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear: `Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner? Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.' Also -- the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation `is' in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.) From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, for ever they perish. Hath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!
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Commentary on Job 32 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 32
The stage is clear, for Job and his three friends have sat down, and neither he nor they have any thing more to say; it is therefore very seasonable for a moderator to interpose, and Elihu is the man. In this chapter we have,
And he did speak so well to this matter that Job made no reply to him, and God gave him no rebuke when he checked both Job himself and his other three friends.
Job 32:1-5
Usually young men are the disputants and old men the moderators; but here, when old men were the disputants, as a rebuke to them for their unbecoming heat, a young man is raised up to be the moderator. Divers of Job's friends were present, that came to visit him and to receive instruction. Now here we have,
Job 32:6-14
Elihu here appears to have been,
Job 32:15-22
Three things here apologize for Elihu's interposing as he does in this controversy which had already been canvassed by such acute and learned disputants:-