KJV ORIGINAL
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Elihu had waited until Job finished speaking, because the others were older than he was.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Elihu respectfully waiting his turn to speak because he was younger than Job and his friends.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Middle Eastern culture, age commanded great respect and younger people were expected to defer to their elders in conversations and debates. Elihu, a fourth friend who appears later in Job's story, had been listening to the lengthy dialogue between Job and his three older friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) but held back from speaking out of cultural propriety.
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