Job 36:2
Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
Cross-references
Job 13:7 warns against speaking falsely for God — contrasting with Elihu's claim to speak truly for God here.
Job 13:8 questions pleading God's case with partiality — a contrast to Elihu's sincere intention to speak for God.
In Job 21:3, Job also asks 'bear with me' before speaking — mirroring Elihu's request for patience here.
In Job 33:6, Elihu establishes his common humanity with Job, reinforcing why he asks to be heard here.
In Job 33:31-33, Elihu earlier asks Job to listen and be silent — the same appeal for attention he makes in 36:2.
In Job 15:17, Eliphaz uses nearly identical phrasing ('I will show you; hear me') — a direct parallel to Elihu's opening.
2 Corinthians 5:20 calls believers ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through them — parallel to Elihu speaking on God's behalf.