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Elihu’s Fourth Speech[a]

36 Elihu said further:[b]

“Be patient[c] with me a little longer
and I will instruct you,
for I still have words to speak on God’s behalf.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:1 sn This very lengthy speech can be broken down into the following sections: the discipline of suffering (36:2-25), the work and wisdom of God (36:26-37:24).
  2. Job 36:1 tn The use of וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef) is with the hendiadys construction: “and he added and said,” meaning “and he said again, further.”
  3. Job 36:2 tn The verb כָּתַּר (kattar) is the Piel imperative; in Hebrew the word means “to surround” and is related to the noun for crown. But in Syriac it means “to wait.” This section of the book of Job will have a few Aramaic words.
  4. Job 36:2 tn The Hebrew text simply has “for yet for God words.”