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Job 8:2
Job 8:2
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Job 8 — OverviewJob 8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob's friends are like Job's messengers: the latter followed one
another close with evil tidings, the former followed him with harsh
censures: both, unawares, served Satan's design; these to drive him
from his…Job 8 — OverviewJob 8 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJob 8:1, Bildad shews God’s justice in dealing with men according to their works; Job 8:8, He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite; Job 8:20, He applies God’s just dealing to Job.Job 8 — OverviewJob 8 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter Bildad enters the discussion with Job; proceeding upon the same lines as Eliphaz, he reproves him for his long and loud talkJob 8:1-7Job 8:1-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere, I. Bildad reproves Job for what he had said (v. 2), checks his
passion, but perhaps (as is too common) with greater passion. We
thought Job spoke a great deal of good sense and much to the purpose,
and…Job 8:2Job 8:2 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeHow long: Job 11:2-3, Job 16:3, Job 18:2, Job 19:2-3; Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7; Proverbs 1:22
the words: Job 6:9, Job 6:26, Job 7:11, Job 15:2; 1 Kings 19:11Job 8:2Job 8:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bibleand what could he have done, had he his health, and in prosperous circumstances as formerly? he could have brought many charges and accusations against them, as they had against him; or "would I heap up words against…
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