Thematic Bible

Job 8:1

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

Job 8:2

How long will you go on saying these things?
Your words are a blast of wind.

Job 8:3

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

Job 8:4

Since your children sinned against Him,
He gave them over to their rebellion.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:5

But if you earnestly seek God
and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Job 8:6

if you are pure and upright,
then He will move even now on your behalf
and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.

Job 8:7

Then, even if your beginnings were modest,
your final days will be full of prosperity.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:8

For ask the previous generation,
and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:9

since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are but a shadow.

Job 8:10

Will they not teach you and tell you
and speak from their understanding?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:11

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Do reeds flourish without water?

Job 8:12

While still uncut shoots,
they would dry up quicker than any other plant.

Job 8:13

Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless will perish.

Job 8:14

His source of confidence is fragile;
what he trusts in is a spider’s web.

Job 8:15

He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm.
He grabs it, but it does not hold up.

Job 8:16

He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine;
his shoots spread out over his garden.

Job 8:17

His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks.
He looks for a home among the stones.

Job 8:18

If he is uprooted from his place,
it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”

Job 8:19

Surely this is the joy of his way of life;
yet others will sprout from the dust.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:20

Look, God does not reject a person of integrity,
and He will not support evildoers.

Job 8:21

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with a shout of joy.

Job 8:22

Your enemies will be clothed with shame;
the tent of the wicked will exist no longer.