1 Bildad shews God's justice in dealing with men according to their works.
8 He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite.
20 He applies God's just dealing to Job.

Bildad. 2:11

2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

How long. 11:2,3 16:3 18:2 19:2,3 Ex 10:3,7 Pr 1:22

the words. 6:9,26 7:11 15:2 1Ki 19:11

3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

God. 4:17 9:2 10:3 19:7 34:5,12,17-19 40:8 Ge 18:25 De 32:4 2Ch 19:7 Eze 18:25 33:17,20 Ps 89:14 Da 9:14 Ro 2:5 3:4-6

Almighty. 21:15,20 34:10-12 35:13 40:2 Ps 99:4 Re 15:3 16:7

4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;

he have cast. 1:5,18,19 5:4 18:16-19 Ge 13:13 19:13-25

for their transgression. Heb. in the hand of their transgression.

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

thou wouldest. 5:8 11:13 22:21-30 2Ch 33:12,13 Isa 55:6,7 Mt 7:7,8 Heb 3:7,8 Jas 4:7-10

6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

thou wert. 1:8 4:6,7 21:14,15 16:17 Ps 26:5,6 Pr 15:8 Isa 1:15 1Ti 2:8 1Jo 3:19-22

he would. Ps 44:23 59:4,5 Isa 51:9

make. 22:23-30 Isa 3:10

7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

thy beginning. 42:12,13 Pr 4:18 Zec 4:10 Mt 13:12,31,32

thy latter. De 8:16 Pr 19:20 Zec 14:7 2Pe 2:20

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

enquire. 12:12 15:10,18 32:6,7 De 4:32 32:7 Ps 44:1 78:3,4 Isa 38:19 Ro 15:4 1Co 10:11

9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

we are but. 7:6 Ge 47:9 1Ch 29:15 Ps 39:5 90:4 102:11 144:4

nothing. Heb. not.

10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

Shall not. 12:7,8 32:7 De 6:7 11:19 Ps 145:4 Heb 11:4 12:1

utter words. Pr 16:23 18:15 Mt 12:35

11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

the rush. Ex 2:3 Isa 19:5-7

12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Ps 129:6,7 Jer 17:6 Mt 13:20 Jas 1:10,11 1Pe 1:24

13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

that forget God De 6:12 8:11,14,19 Ps 9:17 10:4 50:22 Isa 51:13

the hypocrite's 11:20 13:16 15:34 18:14 20:5 27:8-10 36:13 Pr 10:28 12:7 Isa 33:14 La 3:18 Mt 24:51 Lu 12:1,2

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

web. Heb. house Isa 59:5,6

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

it shall not stand 18:14 27:18 Ps 52:5-7 112:10 Pr 10:28 Mt 7:24-27 Lu 6:47-49

16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

green 21:7-15 Ps 37:35,36 73:3-12

his branch 5:3

17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

roots 18:16 29:19 Isa 5:24 40:24 Jer 12:1,2 Mr 11:20 Jude 1:12

18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

he 7:10 20:9 Ps 37:10,36 73:18,19 92:7

19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

this is the joy 20:5 Mt 13:20,21

out of the earth 1Sa 2:8 Ps 75:7 113:7 Eze 17:24 Mt 3:9

20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

God 4:7 9:22 Ps 37:24,37 94:14

help the evil doers. Heb. take the ungodly by the hand Isa 45:1

21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

he fill Ge 21:6 Ps 126:2,6 Lu 6:21

rejoicing. Heb. shouting for joy Ezr 3:11-13 Ne 12:43 Ps 32:11 98:4 100:1 Isa 65:13,14

22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

clothed Ps 35:26 109:29 132:18 1Pe 5:5

come to nought. Heb. not be 18 7:21