Job 32 in the early church
13 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 32, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 22
Job 32:1
So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:1 | Fragments on Job, column 93 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Job 32:2
This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:2 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.25.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
Job 32:6
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:6 | Fragments on Job, column 93 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Job 32:8
But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:8 | Long recension, Magnesians 3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
| Job 32:8 | On the Soul and Its Origin 1.19 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–420 |
Job 32:9
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:9 | Fragments on Job, column 93 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Job 32:9 | Long recension, Magnesians 3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
Job 32:18
For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:18 | Fragments on Job, column 93 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Job 32:19
Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:19 | Fragments on Job, column 93 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Job 32:19 | Homily on Isaiah 7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Job 32:19 | Letter 78.38 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Job 32:20
I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:20 | Fragments on Job, column 95 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Job 32:22
For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 32:22 | Fragments on Job, column 95 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |