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Job 8:9
Job 8:9
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
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 8:8-19Job 8:8-19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleBildad here discourses very well on the sad catastrophe of hypocrites
and evil-doers and the fatal period of all their hopes and joys. He
will not be so bold as to say with Eliphaz that none that were
righteous…Job 8:9Job 8:9 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgewe are but: Job 7:6; Genesis 47:9; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalms 39:5, Psalms 90:4, Psalms 102:11, Psalms 144:4
nothing: Heb. not