Job 18:2 · KJV
“How long {will it be ere} ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.”
— Job 18:2
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, {and} reputed vile in your sight?
Job 18 — Context
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2How long {will it be ere} ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
3Wherefore are we counted as beasts, {and} reputed vile in your sight?
4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? {himself: Heb. his soul}
Cross References
Proverbs 18:13
He that answereth a matter before he heareth {it}, it {is} folly and shame unto him. {answereth...: Heb. returneth a word}
Job 13:5-6
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Job 3:17
There the wicked cease {from} troubling; and there the weary be at rest. {weary: Heb. wearied in strength}
Job 21:2
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Job 16:2-3
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters {are} ye all. {miserable: or, troublesome}
Job 8:2
How long wilt thou speak these {things}? and {how long shall} the words of thy mouth {be like} a strong wind?
Job 33:1
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.