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Job 8:5
Job 8:5
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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another close with evil tidings, the former followed him with harsh
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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 8:5Job 8:5 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethou wouldest: Job 5:8, Job 11:13, Job 22:21-23, Job 22:24-30; 2 Chronicles 33:12-13; Isaiah 55:6-7; Matthew 7:7-8; Hebrews 3:7-8; James 4:7-10Job 8:5Job 8:5 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Biblefor this was his ordinary way of dealing with the children of men, for the truth of which he refers him to the records of former times, and to the sentiments of ancient men, who lived longer, and were more knowing than…
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