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 Living Translation (NLT)Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:

Context of Job 8:1

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: 2“How long will you speak these things, And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind? 3Does God subvert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?

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

People and places in Job 8:1

• Bildad
• Shuhites

Cross-references for Job 8:1

• Job 2:11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and 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