Job 32:16 | CPDV | STEP | Therefore, because I have waited and they have not been speaking, for they stood firm and did not respond at all,

‏ Job 32:16

16 Therefore, because I have waited and they have not been speaking, for they stood firm and did not respond at all, ^{▼▼32:16The word ‘steterunt’ in this context does not refer to standing, but to remaining or persevering, i.e. ‘they stood firm’ in their refusal to respond. Notice that Eliu is now addressing Job, so that he calls the others ‘they.’ The previous verse, 32:15, is not a quote of Eliu speaking, but is used to separate the section where Eliu addresses the three men from the section where Eliu addresses Job.(Conte)}