Job 18:4

You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

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WEBBE

You who tear yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken for you? Or will the rock be removed out of its place?

BSB

You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?

KJV

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

ASV

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

BBE

But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–4

Bildad had before given Job good advice and encouragement; here he used nothing but rebukes, and declared his ruin. And he concluded that Job shut out the providence of God from the management of human affairs, because he would not admit himself to be wicked.

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