Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
Translation comparison
Job 18
21 aligned verses; 21 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
“
How long until
you end
these
speeches
? Show
some
sense
, and then
we can
talk
.
"
How long will
you hunt
for
words
? Consider
, and afterwards
we will
speak
.
Why are we regarded
as cattle
, as
stupid
in your sight?
Why are we counted
as animals
, Which
have
become
unclean
in your sight?
You who tear yourself in anger —
should
the earth be forsaken on
your
account,
or the rocks
be moved
from
their
place?
You who tear yourself in your
anger ,
Shall
the earth be forsaken for
you?
Or shall
the rock
be removed
out
of
its
place?
Indeed
, the lamp
of the wicked is
extinguished;
the flame
of his fire does
not glow
.
"Yes
, the light
of the wicked shall
be
put
out,
The spark
of his fire shall
not shine
.
The light in his tent grows
dark
, and
the
lamp beside
him goes
out.
The light shall
be
dark
in his tent, His
lamp above
him shall
be
put
out.
His vigorous
stride
is
shortened, and
his own schemes
trip
him up
.
The
steps
of
his strength
shall
be
shortened, His own counsel
shall
cast
him down
.
For his
own
feet
lead
him
into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
For he
is
cast
into a net by
his
own
feet
, And he wanders into its mesh.
A trap
seizes
his
heel; a snare
grips
him.
A snare
shall
take
him
by
the
heel; A trap
shall
lay
hold
on
him.
A noose is hidden in the ground, and
a trap lies
in his
path
.
A noose is hidden for
him
in the ground, A trap for
him
in the
way
.
Terrors frighten
him on every side and harass
his every
step
.
Terrors shall
make
him afraid
on every side ,
And shall
chase
him
at
his heels
.
His strength is
depleted
, and
calamity is
ready at his side.
His strength shall
be
famished
, Calamity shall
be
ready at his side.
It
devours
patches
of his skin;
the firstborn of death devours
his limbs
.
The
members
of his body
shall
be
devoured,
The firstborn of death shall
devour
his members
.
He is
torn
from
the
shelter
of his tent and
is
marched
off
to the king of terrors.
He shall
be
rooted
out
of his tent where
he
trusts.
He
shall
be
brought
to the king of terrors.
Fire
resides
in his tent ;
burning
sulfur rains
down
on his dwelling
.
There
shall
dwell
in his tent that
which
is
none
of
his.
Sulfur shall
be
scattered
on his habitation
.
The
roots beneath
him
dry
up, and
the
branches
above him
wither
away
.
His
roots shall
be
dried
up beneath
, Above shall
his
branch
be
cut
off
.
The
memory of
him
perishes
from the earth ,
and
he has
no name in the land
.
His
memory shall
perish
from the earth .
He shall
have
no name in the street
.
He is
driven from light into darkness and is
chased from
the inhabited
world.
He shall
be
driven from light into darkness ,
And chased out
of
the world.
He has
no
offspring
or
posterity
among his people, no
survivor
where he once
lived
.
He shall
have
neither
son
nor
grandson
among his people, Nor
any
remaining
where he sojourned
.
Those in
the
west
are
appalled
at his fate
, while
those in
the
east
tremble
in
horror
.
Those who
come
after
shall
be
astonished
at his day
, As
those who
went
before
were
frightened
.
Surely such is
the dwelling
of the wicked
and
the place of one
who does
not
know God. ”
Surely such are
the dwellings
of the unrighteous,
This
is
the place of him
who doesn't
know God. "
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