Job 36:4 meaning and explanation

For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.

Job 36:4, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

Elihu, a younger bystander, has been speaking into Job's suffering and now defends his right to speak for God. In verse 4 he claims two things: his words are sincere, not flattering or false, and "one perfect in knowledge is with you." The Hebrew word for "perfect" here is tamim, meaning complete or sound, and the phrase is ambiguous.

Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.

Read this verse in the app