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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Job 8 - Introduction

* Bildad reproves Job. (1-7) Hypocrites will be destroyed. (8-19) Bildad applies God's just dealing to Job. (20-22)

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See also Job 8 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The speech of Bildad Bildad passes over in complete silence both Job's defence of his despairing cry (ch. Job 6:1-13) and his assault upon the cruel behaviour of his friends (ch. Job 6:14-30), and co...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION _Bildad_ 1-2 Are you finally through with your windy speech? 3 God never twists justice; he never fails to do what is right. 4 Your children must have sinned against God,...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 Uz (a-9) See Lamentations 4:21 . perfect (b-18) Complete, lacking nothing; cf. 2 Samuel 22:24 ....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    VIII. The burden of Bildad’s speech is very much what that of Eliphaz was: the justice of God, and the impossibility of one who is not a wicked man being forsaken of God and punished. This, which is e...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO JOB 8 In this chapter Bildad enters the discussion with Job; proceeding upon the same lines as Eliphaz, he reproves him for his long and loud talk, Job 8:1; asserts the justice of God...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2484. B.C. 1520._ Bildad affirms that Job had spoken amiss, Job 8:1. That if he would sincerely seek to God, God would help him, Job 8:4. That it is usual with God to destroy the hypocrite, Job...

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