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Themes in Job 8

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Themes in Job 8

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Job 8:1 (show verse)

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

Bildad » One of job's friends

Job 8:2 (show verse)

How long will you go on saying these things?
Your words are a blast of wind.

Words » Like a tempest

Job 8:3 (show verse)

Does God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

God, Justice of » Declared to be » Undeviating

Job 8:4 (show verse)

Since your children sinned against Him,
He gave them over to their rebellion.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:5 (show verse)

But if you earnestly seek God
and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Prayer » Described as » Making supplication
Prayer » Described as » Seeking unto God
Seeking God » Saints » Early in
Seeking God » By prayer
Seeking God » Ensures » Prosperity

Job 8:6 (show verse)

if you are pure and upright,
then He will move even now on your behalf
and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.

Seeking God » Ensures » Prosperity
Uprightness » They who walk in » Prospered by God

Job 8:7 (show verse)

Then, even if your beginnings were modest,
your final days will be full of prosperity.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:8 (show verse)

For ask the previous generation,
and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,

No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:9 (show verse)

since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are but a shadow.

Ignorance » Man's » Brevity of life limits knowledge
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like a flying shuttle
Life » Brief » Like a flying shuttle
Man » Ignorance of » Brevity of life limits knowledge
Man's » Ignorance » Brevity of life limits knowledge
Time » Brevity of » Like a flying shuttle

Job 8:10 (show verse)

Will they not teach you and tell you
and speak from their understanding?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:11 (show verse)

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Do reeds flourish without water?

Endurance » What does not endure
Flag » Rv, bulrush.
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Flag
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Rushes
Herbs » Found in » The marshes
Hope » The hope of the hypocrite
Water » Some plants particularly require

Job 8:12 (show verse)

While still uncut shoots,
they would dry up quicker than any other plant.

Endurance » What does not endure
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Forgetting God » Punishment of
Hope » The hope of the hypocrite

Job 8:13 (show verse)

Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless will perish.

Character » Of the wicked » Forgetting God
Character of the wicked » Forgetting God
Endurance » What does not endure
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Forgetting God » Punishment of
Forgetting God » Threatened
Hope » Of the wicked
Hope » Messianic » Of the wicked
Hope » Of the wicked » Shall perish
Hope » The hope of the hypocrite
Hypocrites » Hope of perishes
Wicked people » False hope of
FALSE » Economy » Hopes

Job 8:14 (show verse)

His source of confidence is fragile;
what he trusts in is a spider’s web.

Endurance » What does not endure
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Insects » Locusts » Spiders
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Spider
Spider » Web of, figurative of the hope of the hypocrite
Trust » Of the wicked--illustrated
Wicked people » False hope of

Job 8:15 (show verse)

He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm.
He grabs it, but it does not hold up.

Endurance » What does not endure
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Wicked people » False hope of

Job 8:16 (show verse)

He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine;
his shoots spread out over his garden.

Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Wicked people » False hope of

Job 8:17 (show verse)

His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks.
He looks for a home among the stones.

Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Wicked people » False hope of

Job 8:18 (show verse)

If he is uprooted from his place,
it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”

Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Wicked people » False hope of

Job 8:19 (show verse)

Surely this is the joy of his way of life;
yet others will sprout from the dust.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 8:20 (show verse)

Look, God does not reject a person of integrity,
and He will not support evildoers.

Hate » Those that hate the lord
Help » Who God will not help
Shame » Who shall be ashamed

Job 8:21 (show verse)

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with a shout of joy.

Hate » Those that hate the lord
Shame » Who shall be ashamed

Job 8:22 (show verse)

Your enemies will be clothed with shame;
the tent of the wicked will exist no longer.

Hate » Those that hate the lord
Shame » Who shall be ashamed
Shame » Shame of sin
Sin » Secret » Shame of
Sins » Penalty » Shame