Job 32: Elihu’s Speech – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | A New Voice of Wisdom and Correction in Job’s Story

Immerse yourself in the new voice of wisdom and correction in the story of Job with this clear and engaging audio recording of Job 32. Follow Elihu’s speech as he challenges Job and his friends’ claims, questions God’s justice, and offers fresh insights into the nature of suffering and repentance. Perfect for study, reflection, or meditation, let the Scriptures come alive and discover the hidden gems in this powerful chapter.

JOB 32 (NIV)

1 So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his
own eyes.

2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became
very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

3 He was also
angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and
yet had condemned him.

4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because
they were older than he.

5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more
to say, his anger was aroused.

6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:
“I am young in years,
and you are old;
that is why I was fearful,
not daring to tell you what I know.

7 I thought, ‘Age should speak;
advanced years should teach wisdom.’

8 But it is the spirit in a person,
the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

9 It is not only the old who are wise,
not only the aged who understand what is right.

10 “Therefore I say: Listen to me;
I too will tell you what I know.

11 I waited while you spoke,
I listened to your reasoning;
while you were searching for words,

12 I gave you my full attention.
But not one of you has proved Job wrong;
none of you has answered his arguments.

13 Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;
let God, not a man, refute him.’

14 But Job has not marshaled his words against me,
and I will not answer him with your arguments.

15 “They are dismayed and have no more to say;
words have failed them.

16 Must I wait, now that they are silent,
now that they stand there with no reply?

17 I too will have my say;
I too will tell what I know.

18 For I am full of words,
and the spirit within me compels me;

19 inside I am like bottled-up wine,
like new wineskins ready to burst.

20 I must speak and find relief;
I must open my lips and reply.

21 I will show no partiality,
nor will I flatter anyone;

22 for if I were skilled in flattery,
my Maker would soon take me away.