Lux Domini
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

What does Job 18:1 mean?

Bildad had before given Job good advice and encouragement; here he used nothing but rebukes, and declared his ruin.

Key themes

Suffering and trialsWisdomJustice and mercySuffering

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Keep this verse inside Job 18:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Bildad Person

Son of contention, one of Job’s friends. He is called “the Shuhite,” probably as belonging to Shuah, a district in Arabia, in which Shuah, the sixth son of Abraham by Keturah, settled ( Gen. 25:2 ).