Job 8:1

Job 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
• New International Version (NIV)Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

Context of Job 8:1

Job's friend Bildad, who came from Shuah, decided to speak. He said this to Job: 2‘You should not continue to talk like this. Your words are like a wind that blows strongly. 3Surely you know that God is fair. The Almighty God never changes right things into wrong things.

Job 8:1 word by word

וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י וַיֹאמַֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Bildadבִּלְדַּדbildad · BildadH1085
• the Shuhiteשׁוּחִיshûchîy · ShuhiteH7747
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Job 8:1

• Job 2:11Three of Job's friends heard news about his trouble. One friend was called Eliphaz, who came from Teman. The second friend was called Bildad, who came from Shuah. The third friend was called Zophar, who came from Naamah. They came from their own homes to meet together. They wanted to show Job that they were sorry about his trouble. They went to visit him to comfort him.

Commentaries on Job 8:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Bildad the Shuhite - Supposed to be a descendant of Shuah, one of the sons of Abraham, by Keturah, who dwelt in Arabia Deserta, called in Scripture the east country. See Genesis 25:1, Genesis 25:2, Genesis 25:6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite - ; see the notes at Job 2:11.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Bildad reproves Job. (1-7) Hypocrites will be destroyed. (8-19) Bildad applies God's just dealing to Job. (20-22) Verses 1-7 Job spake much to the purpose; but Bildad, like an eager, angry disputant, turns it all off with this, How long wilt thou speak these things? Men's meaning is not taken aright, and then they are rebuked, as if they were evil-doers. Even in disputes on religion, it is too common to treat others with sharpness, and their arguments…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Like Eliphaz, Bildad the Shuhite thought Job's suffering was God's punishment (see study note on 2:11; 8:3–6, 13; compare 4:7–8; 5:2–3). Bildad respected the wisdom of the past and spoke to Job with both advice and encouragement (8:8–10; compare 4:7; 8:3–6, 8–10; compare 4:12–21; 5:9–16; 8:5–7, 20–22; compare 4:6; 5:19–26). He suggested that Job should stop complaining. Bildad advised Job to "ask the Almighty for mercy" and let God's justice restore him…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-22FIRST SERIES--FIRST SPEECH OF BILDAD, MORE SEVERE AND COARSE THAN THAT OF ELIPHAZ. 2. like a ... wind?--disregarding restraints, and daring against God.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 8:1

• Bildad

In the dictionaries

• Bildad
• Endure
• Former
• Hope
• Hypocrite
• Yesterday
• Shuhite

Commentaries on Job 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings