Job 8:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; ”

• Job 8:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes - If thou wouldest do it now. If even on the supposition that your sons have thus perished, and that God has come out in judgment against your family, you w...

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• Job 8:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  If thou (c) wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; (c) That is, if you turn while God calls you to repentance.

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• Job 8:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Opening of Bildad's First Speech. The two younger friends, says Duhm, make a less favourable impression than Eliphaz. Bildad's great point is the discriminating rectitude of God, who unfailingly re...

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• Job 8:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; If thou wouldest seek unto God - Though God has so severely afflicted thee, and removed thy children by a terrible j...

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• Job 8:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; Seek unto God betimes - early. Make it the first add chief anxiety. "They returned and inquired early after...

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• Job 8:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The First Speech of Bildad Holding the same doctrine about sin and suffering as Eliphaz, Bildad supports the views of his friend by an appeal to the teaching of antiquity. He shows less sympathy a...

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• Job 8:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  XIX. VENTURESOME THEOLOGY Job 8:1-22 BILDAD SPEAKS THE first attempt to meet Job has been made by one who relies on his own experience and takes pleasure in recounting the things which he has...

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• Job 8:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  God Will not Cast Away Job 8:1-22 Bildad now takes up the argument, appealing to the experience of former generations to show that special suffering, like Job's, indicated special sin, however...

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• Job 8:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In answer to Job, the next of his friends, Bildad, took up the argument. There is greater directness in his speech than in that of Eliphaz. By comparison it lacks in courtesy, but gains in force. He...

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• Job 8:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (1) В¶ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, (2) How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? (3) Doth God pervert judgment? or doth t...

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• Job 8:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes ,.... Here Bildad seems to think more mildly, and speak more kindly to Job, that though he had sinned, yet not in so gross a manner as his children, since he w...

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• Job 8:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; Ver. 5. If thou wouldst seek unto God betimes ] If warned by the evil end that befell thine unhappy children, tho...

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• Job 8:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  If thou wouldest seek unto God , &c. God hath spared thee, whom he might justly have destroyed with thy children, and thou art yet capable of obtaining his favour if thou wilt seek it. And, ther...

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• Job 8:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  BILDAD'S CRUEL RESPONSE (vv.1-22) Bildad's response to Job was much more brief than that of Eliphaz, but following along the same line. He did not begin in the conciliatory way that Eliphaz did,...

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• Job 8:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Address of Bildad. B. C. 1520.       1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,   2 How...

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• Job 8:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  But, God hath spared thee, whom he might justly have destroyed with thy children, and thou art yet capable of his favour, if thou seek for it; and therefore cease from these causeless and unthankful...

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• Job 8:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  BILDAD’S FIRST SPEECH Bildad less courteous and considerate of Job’s feelings than even Eliphaz. Commences with an unfeeling reflection on his speech. Pursues the same line of argument and addre...

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• Job 8:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 8:7 . Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should be great. Many great patriarchs, like Jacob, had once but a small beginning. Job 8:11 . Can the rush grow. The LXX read, “th...

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• Job 8:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

  If thou wouldst seek unto God betimes. The sinful man’s search I. What is it that God requireth? A diligent and speedy search. It is a work both in desire and labour to be joined with God. How...

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• Job 8:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Job 8:1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said . Bildad the Shuhite has the second place in the passage where Job's friends are first mentioned ( Job 2:11 ), and occupies th...

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• Job 8:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  An Admonition to Job to Repent of his Sin

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• Job 8:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Chronicles 33:12 ; 2 Chronicles 33:13 ; Hebrews 3:7 ; Hebrews 3:8 ; Isaiah 55:6 ; Isaiah 55:7 ; James 4:7-10 ; Job 11:13 ; Job 22:21-23 ; Job 22:24-30 ; Job 5:8 ; Matthew 7:7 ; Matthew...

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• Job 8:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Betimes — Heb. rise early to seek him, if thou wouldest seek him speedily, early and diligently.

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