When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
When Elihu saw that these three men had no more answers to give, his anger was stirred up.
This verse shows Elihu becoming angry when Job's three friends ran out of arguments and couldn't respond anymore.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Job, which is part of the Old Testament wisdom literature, Job is a righteous man who suffers greatly and engages in debates with his three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain his afflictions as divine punishment for sin. By chapter 32, these friends have exhausted their arguments and failed to provide a satisfactory response to Job's pleas for understanding. Elihu, a younger man who has been listening, becomes frustrated because the older counselors have not spoken accurately about God's justice.
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