Job 8

1 ¶ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, answered^H6030 Bildad^H1085 Shuhite^H7747 said^H559 See also: Job 2:11

2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? How^H575 long^H5704 speak^H4448 words^H561 mouth^H6310 strong^H3524 wind^H7307 See also: Job 6:26 Job 15:2 1 Kings 19:11 Exodus 10:3 Exodus 10:7

3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? God^H410 pervert^H5791 judgment^H4941 Almighty^H7706 pervert^H5791 justice^H6664 See also: Genesis 18:25 Deuteronomy 32:4 2 Chronicles 19:7 Job 34:10-12 Ezekiel 33:20

4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; children^H1121 sinned^H2398 away^H7971 for^H3027 transgression^H6588 See also: Job 1:5 Job 1:18-19 Job 5:4 Genesis 19:13-25 Job 18:16-19

5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; seek^H7836 God^H410 betimes^H7836 supplication^H2603 Almighty^H7706 See also: James 4:7-10 Job 11:13 Hebrews 3:7-8 Isaiah 55:6-7 Matthew 7:7-8

6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. pure^H2134 upright^H3477 awake^H5782 habitation^H5116 righteousness^H6664 prosperous^H7999 See also: Isaiah 51:9 Job 5:24 Isaiah 3:10 Psalms 7:6 Proverbs 15:8

7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. beginning^H7225 small^H4705 end^H319 greatly^H3966 increase^H7685 See also: Job 42:12-13 Matthew 13:31-32 Proverbs 19:20 Proverbs 4:18 Zechariah 4:10

8 ¶ For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: enquire^H7592 former^H7223 former^H7223 age^H1755 prepare^H3559 search^H2714 fathers^H1 See also: Deuteronomy 4:32 Deuteronomy 32:7 Job 15:18 Romans 15:4 1 Corinthians 10:11

9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) yesterday^H8543 know^H3045 days^H3117 earth^H776 shadow^H6738 See also: 1 Chronicles 29:15 Psalms 144:4 Job 14:2 Psalms 102:11 Genesis 47:9

10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? teach^H3384 tell^H559 utter^H3318 words^H4405 heart^H3820 See also: Proverbs 18:15 Matthew 12:35 Deuteronomy 6:7 Deuteronomy 11:19 Job 12:7-8

11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? rush^H1573 up^H1342 mire^H1207 can^H7685 flag^H260 grow^H7685 without^H1097 water^H4325 See also: Exodus 2:3 Isaiah 19:5-7

12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. greenness^H3 down^H6998 withereth^H3001 before^H6440 herb^H2682 See also: Jeremiah 17:6 Psalms 129:6-7 Matthew 13:20 James 1:10-11 1 Peter 1:24

13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: paths^H734 forget^H7911 God^H410 hypocrite's^H2611 hope^H8615 perish^H6 See also: Psalms 9:17 Job 11:20 Job 13:16 Job 15:34 Proverbs 10:28

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. hope^H3689 off^H6990 trust^H4009 spider's^H5908 web^H1004 See also: Isaiah 59:5-6

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. lean^H8172 house^H1004 stand^H5975 hold^H2388 endure^H6965 See also: Job 27:18 Matthew 7:24-27 Luke 6:47-49 Job 18:14 Psalms 49:11

16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. green^H7373 before^H6440 sun^H8121 branch^H3127 forth^H3318 garden^H1593 See also: Psalms 80:11 Job 5:3 Job 21:7-15 Psalms 37:35-36 Psalms 73:3-12

17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. roots^H8328 about^H5440 heap^H1530 seeth^H2372 place^H1004 stones^H68 See also: Job 18:16 Job 29:19 Isaiah 5:24 Isaiah 40:24 Jeremiah 12:1-2

18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. destroy^H1104 place^H4725 deny^H3584 seen^H7200 See also: Job 7:10 Job 7:8 Psalms 37:36 Job 20:9 Psalms 37:10

19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. joy^H4885 way^H1870 earth^H6083 others^H312 grow^H6779 See also: Job 20:5 1 Samuel 2:8 Psalms 113:7 Psalms 75:7 Ezekiel 17:24

20 ¶ Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: God^H410 away^H3988 perfect^H8535 help^H2388 help^H3027 doers^H7489 See also: Job 4:7 Psalms 37:37 Psalms 37:24 Isaiah 45:1 Psalms 94:14

21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. fill^H4390 mouth^H6310 laughing^H7814 lips^H8193 rejoicing^H8643 See also: Psalms 126:2 Genesis 21:6 Psalms 126:6 Psalms 32:11 Luke 6:21

22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. hate^H8130 clothed^H3847 shame^H1322 dwelling^H168 wicked^H7563 nought^H369 See also: Psalms 132:18 Psalms 35:26 Psalms 109:29 Job 18:14 Job 8:18