Job 8

Berean Standard Bible

Bildad: Job Should Repent

1Then BildadH1085 the ShuhiteH7747 H559 repliedH6030:

2“How longH5704 H575 will you go on sayingH4448 such thingsH428?The wordsH561 of your mouthH6310 are a blusteringH3524 windH7307.3Does GodH410 pervertH5791 justiceH4941 ?Does the AlmightyH7706 pervertH5791 what is rightH6664?4WhenH518 your childrenH1121 sinnedH2398 against Him,He gave them overH7971 H3027 to their rebellionH6588.5But ifH518 youH859 would earnestly seekH7836 H413 GodH410 H413and ask the AlmightyH7706 for mercyH2603,6ifH518 youH859 are pureH2134 and uprightH3477,evenH3588 nowH6258 He will rouse HimselfH5782 on your behalfH5921and restoreH7999 your righteousH6664 estateH5116.7Though your beginningsH7225 wereH1961 modestH4705,your latter daysH319 will flourishH7685 H3966.

8PleaseH4994 H3588 inquireH7592 of pastH7223 generationsH1755and considerH3559 the discoveriesH2714 of their fathersH1.9ForH3588 weH587 were born yesterdayH8543 and knowH3045 H3588 nothingH3808;our daysH3117 onH5921 earthH776 are but a shadowH6738.10Will theyH1992 notH3808 teach youH3384 and tellH559 you,and speakH3318 H4405 from their understandingH3820?11Does papyrusH1573 growH1342 where there is noH3808 marshH1207?Do reedsH260 flourishH7685 withoutH1097 waterH4325?12WhileH5750 the shootsH3 are still uncutH3808 H6998,they dry upH3001 more quickly thanH6440 grassH3605 H2682.

13SuchH3651 is the destinyH734 of allH3605 who forgetH7911 GodH410;so the hopeH8615 of the godlessH2611 will perishH6.14HisH834 confidenceH3689 is fragileH6990;his securityH4009 is in a spider’sH5908 webH1004.15He leansH8172 onH5921 his webH1004, but it gives wayH3808 H5975;he holds fastH2388, but it does notH3808 endureH6965.16HeH1931 is a well-watered plantH7373 inH6440 the sunshineH8121,spreadingH3318 its shootsH3127 overH5921 the gardenH1593.17His rootsH8328 wrapH5440 aroundH5921 the rock heapH1530;he looks forH2372 a home amongH1004 the stonesH68.18IfH518 he is uprootedH1104 from his placeH4725,it will disownH3584 him, saying, ‘I neverH3808 saw youH7200.’19SurelyH2005 thisH1931 is the joyH4885 of his wayH1870;yet othersH312 will springH6779 from the dustH6083.

20BeholdH2005, GodH410 does notH3808 rejectH3988 the blamelessH8535,nor will HeH3808 strengthenH2388 the handH3027 of evildoersH7489.21He will yetH5704 fill your mouthH6310 withH4390 laughterH7814,and your lipsH8193 with a shout of joyH8643.22Your enemiesH8130 will be clothedH3847 in shameH1322,and the tentH168 of the wickedH7563 will be no moreH369.”