Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
- KJV Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
- NKJV Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
- NASB Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,
- NLT Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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Quick answer
Bildad the Shuhite begins his third and final reply. It matters because this brief speech is the friends' last word in the debate.
Overview
This verse introduces Bildad's short closing response, the shortest of the friends' speeches. The brevity suggests their arguments are running out as Job's resilience wears them down. Bildad will return to the theme of God's greatness and human lowliness, a true premise that he nonetheless misapplies to Job's case.
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