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

“ For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: ”

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

For inquire thee of the former age - That is, attend to the results of observation. Ask the generations which have passed, and who in their poems and proverbs have left the records of their exper...
Job 8:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For (e) enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: (e) He wills Job to examine all antiquity and he will find it true which he here says.
Job 8:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Wisdom of the Ancients. Bildad recalls Job to tradition as enshrined in the proverbs of the fathers ( Job 8:8 ). Authority belongs to the voice of the past ( Job 8:9 ). The respect which our ag...
Job 8:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 457 BILDAD WARNS JOB OF THE DANGER OF HYPOCRISY Job 8:8-14 . Inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: (for we are but of yesterday,...
Job 8:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: Inquire - of the former age - לדור רישון ledor rishon, of the first age; of the patriarchs; the first...
Job 8:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For inquire, I pray thee, &c.— Bildad had exhorted Job to apply himself to God by prayer, upon the assurance, that if he were innocent, as he pretended, or shewed any marks of a sincere repenta...
Job 8:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: The former age - the age immediately preceding Job. Their fathers - the fathers pricking t...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age ,.... With respect to the truth of what he had said, or should say; he does not desire Job to take his word for it, but inquire how it was in former times...
Job 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: Ver. 8. For enquire, I pray thee ] Bildad speaks fairly, as Eliphaz had done, whom he all along imi...
Job 8:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For inquire, &c., of the former age That is, of our predecessors, who had the advantage of longer life and more experience, besides more frequent revelations from God than we have. They also wi...
Job 8:8 - 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,...
Job 8:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a sh...
Job 8:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of the former age, i.e. of our predecessors, who had the advantage of longer life and more experience, besides more frequent revelations from God, than we have; who also will be more impartial judg...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - 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...
Job 8:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, generations of men which have gone before, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers, searching through the annals of history, finding out what...
Job 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:11 ; Deuteronomy 32:7 ; Deuteronomy 4:32 ; Isaiah 38:19 ; Job 12:12 ; Job 15:10 ; Job 15:18 ; Job 32:6 ; Job 32:7 ; Psalms 44:1 ; Psalms 78:3 ; Psalms 78:4 ; Romans 15:4...
Job 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Search — Seriously and industriously search the ancient records.

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

Job 8:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

Job 8:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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

Job 8:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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

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

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

Job 8:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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

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

Job 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

Job 8:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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

Job 8:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Job 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes