Bildad: God Punishes the Wicked 1 ULT And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said, BSB BSB: Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 ULT “Until when will you make ends of words? Consider, and afterward we will speak. BSB BSB: “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
3 ULT Why are we regarded as beasts,{ as if} we are stupid in your eyes? BSB BSB: Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight?
4 ULT The one tearing himself in his nose— will the earth be forsaken for your sake, or will the rock move from its place? BSB BSB: You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
5 ULT Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out; the flame of his fire will not shine. BSB BSB: Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
6 ULT The light in his tent will be dark, and his lamp will go out above him. BSB BSB: The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
7 ULT The steps of his strength will shorten, and his plan will cast him down. BSB BSB: His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
8 ULT For he will be cast into a net by his feet, and he will wander into a pitfall. BSB BSB: For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
9 ULT A snare will seize{ him} by the heel; a trap will hold onto him. BSB BSB: A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
10 ULT His rope is hidden in the ground, and his trap for him{ on} the path. BSB BSB: A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
11 ULT Terrors on every side will frighten him, and they will chase him at his feet. BSB BSB: Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
12 ULT His strength becomes hungry, and disaster{ is} prepared at his side. BSB BSB: His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.
13 ULT It devours parts of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his parts. BSB BSB: It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs.
14 ULT He is pulled from his tent, his safety, and one marches him to the king of terrors. BSB BSB: He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
15 ULT One will dwell in his tent,{ which is} not to him; sulfur is scattered upon his home. BSB BSB: Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
16 ULT Below, his roots dry up, and above, his branch withers. BSB BSB: The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
17 ULT His memory will perish from the earth, and no name{ will be} to him upon the face of the land. BSB BSB: The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
18 ULT They will drive him from light into darkness, and they will chase him from the world. BSB BSB: He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
19 ULT No son{ is} to him, and no grandson among his people, and no survivor in his dwellings. BSB BSB: He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
20 ULT The ones after will wonder at his day, and the ones before will seize horror. BSB BSB: Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
21 ULT Surely these{ are} the dwellings of the wicked, and this{ is} the place of one{ who} does not know God.” BSB BSB: Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
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