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Job 8:2

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

4 When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
KJV
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
WEB
“How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
ASV
How long wilt thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?
DARBY
How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?
BLB
“Until when will you speak these [things], and the words of your mouth [be] a mighty wind?
ÅB
Hvor lenge vil du tale så? Hvor lenge skal din munns ord være som et veldig vær?
OTB
“Hvor lenge vil du tale slike ting,
og ordene fra din munn være en sterk vind?
B1930
Hvor lenge vil du tale så? Hvor lenge skal din munns ord være som et veldig vær?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 6:26

    Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

    Read in context

  • Job 15:2

    “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

    Read in context

  • 1 Kings 19:11

    Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

    Read in context

  • Job 7:11

    Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

    Read in context

  • Job 18:2

    “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

    Read in context

  • Job 11:2–3

    “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?

    Read in context

  • Job 6:9

    that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

    Read in context

  • Exodus 10:7

    Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is in ruins?”

    Read in context