Eliphaz Attacks Again You Trivialize Religion 1-16 Eliphaz of Teman spoke a second time: “If you were truly wise, would you sound so much like a windbag, belching hot air?…

Job Defends Himself If You Were in My Shoes 1-5 Then Job defended himself: “I’ve had all I can take of your talk. What a bunch of miserable comforters! Is…

1-2 “My spirit is broken, my days used up, my grave dug and waiting. See how these mockers close in on me? How long do I have to put up…

Bildad’s Second Attack Plunged from Light into Darkness 1-4 Bildad from Shuhah chimed in: “How monotonous these word games are getting! Get serious! We need to get down to business….

Job Answers Bildad I Call for Help and No One Bothers 1-6 Job answered: “How long are you going to keep battering away at me, pounding me with these harangues?…

Zophar Attacks Job—The Second Round Savoring Evil as a Delicacy 1-3 Zophar from Naamath again took his turn: “I can’t believe what I’m hearing! You’ve put my teeth on edge,…

Job’s Response Why Do the Wicked Have It So Good? 1-3 Job replied: “Now listen to me carefully, please listen, at least do me the favor of listening. Put up…

Eliphaz Attacks Job—The Third Round Come to Terms with God 1-11 Once again Eliphaz the Temanite took up his theme: “Are any of us strong enough to give God a…

Job’s Defense I’m Completely in the Dark 1-7 Job replied: “I’m not letting up—I’m standing my ground. My complaint is legitimate. God has no right to treat me like this—…

An Illusion of Security 1-12 “But if Judgment Day isn’t hidden from the Almighty, why are we kept in the dark? There are people out there getting by with murder—…