Job 32:16

Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends

15Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them. 16Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply? 17I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.

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Berean Standard Bible
Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
American Standard Version (1901)
And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
Bible in Basic English
And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers?
Free Bible Version
Should I continue to wait since you're no longer talking, just standing there saying nothing?
King James (Authorized) Version
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
Translation for Translators
But because you do not speak, I certainly will not wait any longer [RHQ]; you merely stand there and do not reply any more.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Should I wait because they are not speaking, because they stand there silent and answer no more?
Noah Webster Bible
When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
World English Bible
Shall I wait, because they don’t speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?
Young's Literal Translation
And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)