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Job 8

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  Bildad shews God's justice in dealing with men according to their works.
8  He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite.
20  He applies God's just dealing to Job.

Verse 1

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Bildad
2:11

Verse 2

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
How long
11:2,3, 16:3, 18:2, 19:2,3, Exodus 10:3,7, Proverbs 1:22
the words
6:9,26, 7:11, 15:2, 1 Kings 19:11

Verse 3

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
God
4:17, 9:2, 10:3, 19:7, 34:5,12,17-19, 40:8, Genesis 18:25, Deuteronomy 32:4, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Ezekiel 18:25, 33:17,20, Psalms 89:14, Daniel 9:14, Romans 2:5, 3:4-6
Almighty
21:15,20, 34:10-12, 35:13, 40:2, Psalms 99:4, Revelation 15:3, 16:7

Verse 4

If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
he have cast
1:5,18,19, 5:4, 18:16-19, Genesis 13:13, 19:13-25
for their transgression
Heb. in the hand of their transgression.

Verse 5

If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
thou wouldest
5:8, 11:13, 22:21-23,24-30, 2 Chronicles 33:12,13, Isaiah 55:6,7, Matthew 7:7,8, Hebrews 3:7,8, James 4:7-10

Verse 6

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
thou wert
1:8, 4:6,7, 21:14,15, 16:17, Psalms 26:5,6, Proverbs 15:8, Isaiah 1:15, 1 Timothy 2:8, 1 John 3:19-22
he would
Psalms 44:23, 59:4,5, Isaiah 51:9
make
22:23-30, Isaiah 3:10

Verse 7

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
thy beginning
42:12,13, Proverbs 4:18, Zechariah 4:10, Matthew 13:12,31,32
thy latter
Deuteronomy 8:16, Proverbs 19:20, Zechariah 14:7, 2 Peter 2:20

Verse 8

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
enquire
12:12, 15:10,18, 32:6,7, Deuteronomy 4:32, 32:7, Psalms 44:1, 78:3,4, Isaiah 38:19, Romans 15:4, 1 Corinthians 10:11

Verse 9

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
we are but
7:6, Genesis 47:9, 1 Chronicles 29:15, Psalms 39:5, 90:4, 102:11, 144:4
nothing
Heb. not.

Verse 10

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
Shall not
12:7,8, 32:7, Deuteronomy 6:7, 11:19, Psalms 145:4, Hebrews 11:4, 12:1
utter words
Proverbs 16:23, 18:15, Matthew 12:35

Verse 11

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
the rush
Exodus 2:3, Isaiah 19:5-7

Verse 12

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
Psalms 129:6,7, Jeremiah 17:6, Matthew 13:20, James 1:10,11, 1 Peter 1:24

Verse 13

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
that forget God
Deuteronomy 6:12, 8:11,14,19, Psalms 9:17, 10:4, 50:22, Isaiah 51:13
the hypocrite's
11:20, 13:16, 15:34, 18:14, 20:5, 27:8-10, 36:13, Proverbs 10:28, 12:7, Isaiah 33:14, Lamentations 3:18, Matthew 24:51, Luke 12:1,2

Verse 14

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
web
Heb. house.
Isaiah 59:5,6

Verse 15

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
it shall not stand
18:14, 27:18, Psalms 52:5-7, 112:10, Proverbs 10:28, Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:47-49

Verse 16

He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
green
21:7-15, Psalms 37:35,36, 73:3-12
his branch
5:3

Verse 17

His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
roots
18:16, 29:19, Isaiah 5:24, 40:24, Jeremiah 12:1,2, Mark 11:20, Jude 1:12

Verse 18

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
he
7:10, 20:9, Psalms 37:10,36, 73:18,19, 92:7

Verse 19

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
this is the joy
20:5, Matthew 13:20,21
out of the earth
1 Samuel 2:8, Psalms 75:7, 113:7, Ezekiel 17:24, Matthew 3:9

Verse 20

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
God
4:7, 9:22, Psalms 37:24,37, 94:14
help the evil doers
Heb. take the ungodly by the hand.
Isaiah 45:1

Verse 21

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
he fill
Genesis 21:6, Psalms 126:2,6, Luke 6:21
rejoicing
Heb. shouting for joy.
Ezra 3:11-13, Nehemiah 12:43, Psalms 32:11, 98:4, 100:1, Isaiah 65:13,14

Verse 22

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
clothed
Psalms 35:26, 109:29, 132:18, 1 Peter 5:5
come to nought
Heb. not be.
18, 7:21

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