Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Holman Bible
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A Conservative Version
How long will thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?
American Standard Version
How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long'shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?
Amplified
“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Bible in Basic English
How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
Darby Translation
How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?
Julia Smith Translation
How long wilt thou speak these things? and the great spirit of the words of thy mouth?
King James 2000
How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"{How long} will you say these [things], and the words of your mouth [be] a mighty wind?
Modern King James verseion
How long will you speak these things, since the words of your mouth are like a strong wind?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"How long wilt thou talk of such things? How long shall thy mouth speak so proud words?
NET Bible
"How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?
New Heart English Bible
"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
The Emphasized Bible
How long wilt thou speak these things? Or, as a mighty wind, shall be the sayings of thy mouth?
Webster
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
World English Bible
"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Youngs Literal Translation
Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind -- sayings of thy mouth?
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
1 Then in response, Bildad from Shuah said: 2 "How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm? 3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 6:26
Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?
1 Kings 19:11
"Go out," he responded, "and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD." And there was the LORD, passing by! A tremendous, mighty windstorm was tearing at the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces in the presence of the LORD, but the LORD was not in the windstorm. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
Job 15:2
"Should a wise person respond with knowledge based on wind? Should he fill his stomach with a wind storm from the east?
Exodus 10:3
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, "This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: "How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so they may serveme.
Exodus 10:7
Then the officials of Pharaoh told him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go so they may serve the LORD their God! Don't you realize yet that Egypt is about to be destroyed?"
Job 6:9
that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me!
Job 7:11
"In addition, I won't keep my opinion to myself; I'll speak from my distressed spirit; I'll complain with my bitter soul.
Job 11:2-3
"Shouldn't a multitude of words be answered, or a person who talks too much be vindicated?
Job 16:3
Will windy words like yours never end? What is upsetting you that you keep on arguing?
Job 18:2
"When are you going to stop your word hunt? Think first, and then we can talk.
Job 19:2-3
"How long do you intend to keep torturing me and trying to break me by what you're saying?
Proverbs 1:22
"You naive ones, how long will you love naivety And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?"