Job 8:1

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Bildad’s First Speech to Job Then Bildad the Shuhite spoke up and said:

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  • Job 2:11 : 11 The Visit of Job’s Friends When Job’s three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country– Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.

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  • Job 18:1-2
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    1 Bildad’s Second Speech Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

    2 “How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

  • 1 Bildad’s Third Speech Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

  • 2 “How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?

  • Job 11:1-2
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    1 Zophar’s First Speech to Job Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke up and said:

    2 “Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?

  • 1 Job’s Reply to Bildad Then Job answered:

  • 1 Job’s Reply to Bildad Then Job answered:

  • Job 16:1-3
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    1 Job’s Reply to Eliphaz Then Job replied:

    2 “I have heard many things like these before. What miserable comforters are you all!

    3 Will there be an end to your windy words? Or what provokes you that you answer?

  • Job 4:1-2
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    1 Eliphaz Begins to Speak Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

    2 “If someone should attempt a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?

  • 1 Job Replies to Eliphaz Then Job responded:

  • 1 Job’s Reply to Eliphaz Then Job answered:

  • 1 Job’s Reply to Zophar Then Job answered:

  • 1 Eliphaz’s Second Speech Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

  • 1 Zophar’s Second Speech Then Zophar the Naamathite answered:

  • 1 Eliphaz’s Third Speech Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

  • 1 Job’s Reply to Zophar Then Job answered:

  • 1 Job’s Reply to Bildad Then Job replied:

  • 1 Elihu’s Second Speech Elihu answered:

  • Job 38:1-3
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    1 VI. The Divine Speeches(38:1-42:6)The Lord’s First Speech Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:

    2 “Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

    3 Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!

  • Job 40:1-3
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    1 Job’s Reply to God’s Challenge Then the LORD answered Job:

    2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!”

    3 Then Job answered the LORD:

  • 1 Job’s Confession Then Job answered the LORD:

  • 1 Elihu’s Third Speech Then Elihu answered:

  • 1 Elihu’s Fourth Speech Elihu said further:

  • 2 Job spoke up and said:

  • Job 40:6-7
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    6 The Lord’s Second Speech Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:

    7 “Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!

  • 1 A Protest of Innocence And Job took up his discourse again:

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    6 Elihu Claims Wisdom So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up:“I am young, but you are elderly; that is why I was fearful, and afraid to explain to you what I know.

    7 I said to myself,‘Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’

  • 8 Elihu Rejects Job’s Plea of Innocence“Indeed, you have said in my hearing(I heard the sound of the words!):

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    7 After the LORD had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite,“My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.

    8 So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.”

  • 32 If you have any words, reply to me; speak, for I want to justify you.

  • 3 But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

  • 5 Reply to me, if you can; set your arguments in order before me and take your stand!

  • 9 Then Satan answered the LORD,“Is it for nothing that Job fears God?

  • 5 But if you will look to God, and make your supplication to the Almighty,

  • 22 Then call, and I will answer, or I will speak, and you respond to me.

  • 2 Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry. He was angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

  • 5 I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.