Job 8:2 ““How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth a…”

Job 8:2

“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

American Standard Version

How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?

Geneva Bible 1599

Howe long wilt thou talke of these things? and howe long shall the wordes of thy mouth be as a mightie winde?

Darby Translation

How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?

Young's Literal Translation

Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind — sayings of thy mouth?

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?

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Cross references

“How long”

Job 16:3 Job 18:2 Exodus 10:3 Exodus 10:7 Proverbs 1:22 Job 11:2

Job 16:3 · BSB

Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?

Job 18:2 · BSB

“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

Exodus 10:3 · BSB

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

Exodus 10:7 · BSB

Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt lies in ruins?”

Proverbs 1:22 · BSB

“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

Job 11:2 · BSB

“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?

“the words”

Job 6:26 Job 15:2 1 Kings 19:11 Job 6:9 Job 7:11

Job 6:26 · BSB

Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

Job 15:2 · BSB

“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

1 Kings 19:11 · BSB

Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was…

Job 6:9 · BSB

that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Job 7:11 · BSB

Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

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