Jó 8
Olympiodorus of Alexandria
Jó 8:5
Bildad says, "I suggest you pray to the Lord with all your devotion and diligence. Everything else should come after your prayers." This is what "be early" means. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 8:5-7
Jó 8:6
And if you are true and empty of any deceit and falseness, God will give you back a condition of life and a status worthy of a righteous person. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 8:5-7
Jó 8:7
You will enjoy an abundance of goods as great as you possessed earlier. Notice how Bildad demonstrates in this part of his discourse of praise his belief that the happiness of the righteous is found in the material goods of worldly life. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 8:5-7
Jó 8:16
The papyrus and the reed are dried by the scorching heat of the sun and their shoots rot, even though they are moistened by water. In fact, this is what "his branch shall sprout from his dung heap" means. The impious will suffer the same destiny, when the wrath of God falls upon them. Bildad appears to allude to the death of Job's children through his use of "branch," which can indicate shoots, branches or flowers. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 8:16