Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
How long will you speak these things, since the words of your mouth are like a strong wind?
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Holman Bible
Your words
International Standard Version
"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?
A Conservative Version
How long will thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?
American Standard Version
How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long'shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?
Amplified
“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Bible in Basic English
How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
Darby Translation
How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?
Julia Smith Translation
How long wilt thou speak these things? and the great spirit of the words of thy mouth?
King James 2000
How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"{How long} will you say these [things], and the words of your mouth [be] a mighty wind?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"How long wilt thou talk of such things? How long shall thy mouth speak so proud words?
NET Bible
"How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?
New Heart English Bible
"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
The Emphasized Bible
How long wilt thou speak these things? Or, as a mighty wind, shall be the sayings of thy mouth?
Webster
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
World English Bible
"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Youngs Literal Translation
Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind -- sayings of thy mouth?
Themes
Interlinear
'emer
Peh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
1 And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said, 2 How long will you speak these things, since the words of your mouth are like a strong wind? 3 Does God pervert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 6:26
Do you intend to criticize words, and the speeches of one who is hopeless, that are as wind?
1 Kings 19:11
And He said, Go forth and stand on the mountain before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke the rocks in pieces before Jehovah. But Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind was an earthquake, but Jehovah was not in the earthquake.
Job 15:2
Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Exodus 10:3
And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, So says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.
Exodus 10:7
And Pharaoh's servants said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go so that they may serve Jehovah their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?
Job 6:9
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that He would loose His hand and cut me off!
Job 7:11
Therefore I will not hold my mouth; I will speak in the trouble of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 11:2-3
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
Job 16:3
Shall words of wind have an end? Or what provokes you that you should answer?
Job 18:2
Until when will you set a snare for words? Understand, and afterwards we will speak.
Job 19:2-3
How long will you torment my soul and break me in pieces with words?
Proverbs 1:22
How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge?