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Job 18

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 18 of 42

1 ¶ And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

2 Until when will you put an end to words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

3 Why are we counted as beasts? Are we stupid in your eyes?

4 One tearing his soul in his anger, shall the earth be forsaken for your sake? Or shall the rock move from its place?

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Chapter Summary

1 Bildad reproves Job of presumption and impatience. 5 The calamities of the wicked.

Key Hebrew Words

בְּכ֣וֹר first-born H1060 · TWOT 244a
שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣י root H8328 · TWOT 2471a
נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ we are stopped up H2933 · TWOT 810
אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים coming after H314 · TWOT 68f
חֹ֑שֶׁךְ darkness H2822 · TWOT 769a

People & Context

Bildad's Second Speech: Rebuking Job's Anger

Bildad angrily asks Job when he will stop talking and why he treats his friends like stupid beasts. He questions whether the earth should be forsaken …

Bildad Details the Terrors of the Wicked

Bildad insists the light of the wicked will be extinguished. He describes in detail how the wicked walk into nets and snares, are consumed by the firs…

Timeline

Bildad's Second Speech: Rebuking Job's Anger

Bildad angrily asks Job when he will stop talking and why he treats his friends like stupid beasts. He questions whether the earth should be forsaken just to accommodate Job's rage.

Job 18:1-4
Bildad Details the Terrors of the Wicked

Bildad insists the light of the wicked will be extinguished. He describes in detail how the wicked walk into nets and snares, are consumed by the first-born of death, and leave no memory or offspring.

Job 18:5-21

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