Job 32:12

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

Job 32:12 in Other Translations

12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

12 I gave you my attention, and, behold, there was none among you who refuted Job or who answered his words.

12 I have listened, but not one of you has refuted Job or answered his arguments.

12 I was all ears. And now what have you proved? Nothing. Nothing you say has even touched Job.

12 Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you.

12 I've paid close attention to you, but none of you refuted Job. None of you has an answer to what he says.

12 I paid close attention to you. Yet no one proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments.

12 I paid careful attention to you. But not one of you has proved that Job is wrong. None of you has answered his arguments.

Job 32:12 Meaning and Commentary

Job 32:12

Yea, I attended unto you
Very closely, with great application and diligence, endeavouring to get, as it were, within them, and thoroughly understand the meaning of what they said:

and, behold, [there was] none of you that convinced Job;
which was not owing to his obstinacy, but to want of proof in them, their words and arguments; they had charged Job highly, as particularly Eliphaz, ( Job 22:5-9 ) ; but then they failed in their proof; they produced nothing to support their allegations:

[or] that answered his words;
the arguments and reasons he gave in proof of his own innocence and uprightness, or the instances he produced, showing that God often afflicted good men, and suffered the wicked to prosper; and therefore no argument could be drawn from God's dealings with men, proving they were either of this or the other character, good or bad men.

Job 32:12 In-Context

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.

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