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Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
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Bildad's Harsh Turn
Commentators John Gill and Matthew Henry agree that this verse marks a significant shift in the dialogue. Bildad's second speech is far more severe and harsh than his first. He abandons any pretense of offering counsel or hope, focusing instead on rebuking Job and proving his guilt.
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Job
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19th Century
Anglican
How long? —Bildad begins very much as Job himself had done (Job 16:0).
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said . ] Who, next to Eliphaz, spoke before, and now in his turn attacks Job a…
Presbyterian
Bildad had before given Job good advice and encouragement; here he used nothing but rebukes, and declared his ruin. And he concluded that Job shut …
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13th Century
Catholic
Since Bildad the Shuhite could not grasp what blessed Job meant, he assumed that what he himself did not understand was spoken without basis. At th…
