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Bildad the Shuhite was one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him during his affliction.
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Bildad the Shuhite was one of the three friends who came to comfort Job during his time of intense suffering (Job.2.11). Along with Eliphaz the Temanite and Zophar the Naamathite, Bildad engaged in a series of dialogues with Job, attempting to explain the cause of his afflictions and offering advice. Bildad's speeches emphasize the justice and righteousness of God, suggesting that Job's suffering must be a result of his sin (Job.8.1-22; 18.1-21; 25.1-6). He argues that God does not pervert justice and that if Job were to seek God and plead for mercy, he would be restored if he were truly pure and upright (Job.8.5-7). However, like the other friends, Bildad fails to grasp the true reason behind Job's suffering and mistakenly accuses him of wrongdoing. In the end, God rebukes Bildad and the other friends for not speaking what is right about Him, unlike Job (Job.42.7-9). Despite his misguided attempts to explain Job's situation, Bildad's presence and dialogue with Job highlight the complexities of human suffering and the importance of faith in the face of adversity.
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Son of contention, one of Job’s friends. He is called “the Shuhite,” probably as belonging to Shuah, a district in Arabia, in which Shuah, the sixth son of Abraham by Keturah, settled (Gen. 25:2). He took part in each of the three controversies into which Job’s friends entered with him (Job 8:1; 18:1; 25:1), and delivered three speeches, very severe and stern in their tone, although less violent than those of Zophar, but more so than those of Eliphaz.
(son of contention), the second of Job’s three friends. He is called “the Shuhite,” which implies both his family and nation. (Job 2:11) (B.C. about 2000.)
BIL'DAD (son of strife), one of Job's three friends who visited him in his affliction, and whose arguments in justification of God's dealings occupy chaps. 8, 18, and 25 of the book of Job. Job 2:11. See Job. The name Shuhite is probably derived from the country in which he lived, or from Shuah, son of Abraham and Keturah, whose descendant he may have been.
BIL'DAD (son of strife), one of Job's three friends who visited him in his affliction, and whose arguments in justification of God's dealings occupy chaps. 8, 18, and 25 of the book of Job. Job 2:11. See Job. The name Shuhite is probably derived from the country in which he lived, or from Shuah, son of Abraham and Keturah, whose descendant he may have been.
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5 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1085
Now when Jobʼs three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Jobʼs prayer.
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