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Job 8:2

1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;

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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 ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

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  • Job 15:2

    Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

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  • 1 Kings 19:11

    And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

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  • Job 7:11

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

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  • Job 18:2

    How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

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  • Job 11:2–3

    Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

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  • Job 6:9

    Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

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  • Exodus 10:7

    And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

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