Job 8:2

New International Reader's Version

“Job, how long will you talk like that? Your words don’t have any meaning.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:11

The Lord said, “Go out. Stand on the mountain in front of me. I am going to pass by.” As the Lord approached, a very powerful wind tore the mountains apart. It broke up the rocks. But the Lord wasn’t in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake. But the Lord wasn’t in the earthquake.

Job 15:2

“Job, would a wise person answer with a lot of meaningless talk? Would they fill their stomach with the hot east wind?

Job 16:3

Your speeches go on forever. Won’t they ever end? What’s wrong with you? Why do you keep on arguing?

Job 18:2

“Job, when will you stop these speeches of yours? Be reasonable! Then we can talk.

Job 6:26

Are you trying to correct what I’m saying? Are you treating my hopeless words like nothing but wind?

Job 6:9

I wish he would crush me! I wish he would just cut off my life!

Job 7:11

“So I won’t keep quiet. When I’m suffering greatly, I’ll speak out. When my spirit is bitter, I’ll tell you how unhappy I am.

Job 8:1

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied,

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They said to him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.

Exodus 10:7

Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long will this man be a trap for us? Let the people go. Then they’ll be able to worship the Lord their God. After everything that’s happened, don’t you realize that Egypt is destroyed?”

Proverbs 1:22

“How long will you childish people love your childish ways? How long will you rude people enjoy making fun of God and others? How long will you foolish people hate knowledge?

Jeremiah 5:13

The prophets are nothing but wind. Their message doesn’t come from the Lord. So let what they say will happen be done to them.”