Job 8:1

1 Then Bildad from Shuah replied [to Job],

Job 8:1 Meaning and Commentary

Job 8:1

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said.
] This was the second of Job's friends that came to visit him, ( Job 2:11 ) ; and is mentioned next to Eliphaz there, and takes his turn in this controversy in the same side; which no doubt was agreed upon among themselves, as well as the part each should bear, and the general sentiment they should pursue, which was the same in them all. Some have observed, that Job's friends were like the messengers that brought him the tidings of his losses, before one had done speaking another came; and so as soon as one of his friends had delivered his discourse, and before Job could well finish his reply, up starts another to charge him afresh, as here Bildad did, who said as follows.

Job 8:1 In-Context

1 Then Bildad from Shuah replied [to Job],
2 "How long will you say these things? How long will your words be so windy?
3 Does God distort justice, or does the Almighty distort righteousness?
4 If your children sinned against him, he allowed them to suffer the consequences of their sinfulness.
5 If you search for God and plead for mercy from the Almighty,
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