Job 8 | BSB Bible Study

Job 8:1 (BSB)
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

Job 8:2 (BSB)
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

Job 8:3 (BSB)
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

Job 8:4 (BSB)
When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

Job 8:5 (BSB)
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Job 8:6 (BSB)
if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

Job 8:7 (BSB)
Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

Job 8:8 (BSB)
Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

Job 8:9 (BSB)
For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

Job 8:10 (BSB)
Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

Job 8:11 (BSB)
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

Job 8:12 (BSB)
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.

Job 8:13 (BSB)
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

Job 8:14 (BSB)
His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

Job 8:15 (BSB)
He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

Job 8:16 (BSB)
He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

Job 8:17 (BSB)
His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

Job 8:18 (BSB)
If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

Job 8:19 (BSB)
Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.

Job 8:20 (BSB)
Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

Job 8:21 (BSB)
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

Job 8:22 (BSB)
Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”

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