Bildad cannot even imagine saying that God is unjust. The only conclusion open to him is that Job's family brought this on themselves, and so the only recourse ...

By this line Bildad is showing Job that he and his friends are not among those who are his enemies, and that Job himself is really among the righteous. It is an ...

[1:16] tn The Hebrew expression is literally “yet/this/speaking/and this/ arrived.” The sentence uses the two demonstratives as a contrasting pair. It means “ ...

The book presents many valuable ideas on the subject of the suffering of the righteous. Ultimately it teaches that one must submit to the wisdom of the Creator.

[8:7] tn The reference to “your beginning” is a reference to Job's former estate of wealth and peace. The reference to “latter end” is a reference to conditions ...

8:1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 8:2 “Speak to Aaron and tell him, 'When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.'”.

[8:9] tn The Hebrew has “we are of yesterday,” the adverb functioning as a predicate. Bildad's point is that they have not had time to acquire great ...

[3:3] tn The Hebrew construction is פֶּן (pen) with the imperfect tense, which conveys a negative purpose: “lest you die” = “in order that you not die.” By ...

[2:7] tn The Hebrew word נְשָׁמָה (nÿshamah, “breath”) is used for God and for the life imparted to humans, not animals (see T. C. Mitchell, “The Old Testament ...

God must grant a person the ability to enjoy the fruit of his labor, otherwise a person will not be able to enjoy his possessions and wealth. The ability to ...