Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee,.... That is, the men of the former age, and their fathers before them, Job is directed to inquire of, and to prepare for a search into their records and traditions; from whom he might reasonably expect to be taught and told things that would be very instructive and useful to him in his present circumstances:and utter words out of their heart?
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Job 8:10
Job 8:10
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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 8:8-19Job 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 8:10Job 8:10 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeShall not: Job 12:7-8, Job 32:7; Deuteronomy 6:7, Deuteronomy 11:19; Psalms 145:4; Hebrews 11:4, Hebrews 12:1
utter words: Proverbs 16:23, Proverbs 18:15; Matthew 12:35