Thematic Bible




Job 8:1 (show verse)

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

Job 8:2 (show verse)


“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

Job 8:3 (show verse)


“Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Job 8:4 (show verse)


“If your children have sinned against Him,
Then He has handed them over to the power of their transgression and punished them.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:5 (show verse)


“If you would [diligently] seek God
And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,

Job 8:6 (show verse)


Then, if you are pure and upright,
Surely now He will awaken for you
And restore your righteous place.

Job 8:7 (show verse)


“Though your beginning was insignificant,
Yet your end will greatly increase.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:8 (show verse)


“Inquire, please, of past generations,
And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:9 (show verse)


“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].

Job 8:10 (show verse)


“Will they (the fathers) not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their hearts [the deepest part of their nature]?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:11 (show verse)


“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes or reed grass grow without water?

Job 8:12 (show verse)


“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].

Job 8:13 (show verse)


“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,

Job 8:14 (show verse)


For his confidence is fragile and breaks,
And his trust is [like] a spider’s web.

Job 8:15 (show verse)


“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.

Job 8:16 (show verse)


“He thrives and prospers [like a green plant] before the sun,
And his branches spread out over his garden.

Job 8:17 (show verse)


“His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks,
And he gazes at a house of stones.

Job 8:18 (show verse)


“If he is snatched from his place [in the garden],
Then his place will forget him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’

Job 8:19 (show verse)


“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:20 (show verse)


“Behold, God will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He strengthen or support evildoers.

Job 8:21 (show verse)


“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with joyful shouting [if you are found blameless].

Job 8:22 (show verse)


“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
And the tents of the wicked will be no longer.”