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  • Esmari Potgieter

2025-01-30
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  1. Job 18:2 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Commentary on Job 18:2 (Summary)

Job 18:2 (ESV)

2 “How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we will speak.

Bildad uses the plural form of you. He advises all the speakers and onlookers to be sensible for a change. (It may be that some onlookers were showing signs of sympathy with Job.)

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