Job 8:8

“For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:”

"For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:" - Job 8:8
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What does Job 8:8 mean?

Job 8:8 in the King James Version of the Bible says, "For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers." This verse is spoken by Bildad the Shuhite, one of Job's friends, as he tries to convince Job that his suffering is a result of…

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The Wisdom of the Ancients: Learning from Our Forebears

In Job 8:8, we are presented with a profound piece of advice that resonates throughout the ages: "For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers" (KJV). This verse invites us to delve deeply into the wisdom and experiences of…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Understanding in Our Search for Truth

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and humility as I reflect on the profound words of Job 8:8: "For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers." Lord, there is something sacred in the act of…

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Job 8:8 - "For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:"
Job 1:8
Job 8:1 - "Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,"
Job 36:8 - "And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;"
Job 37:8 - "Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places."
Job 24:8 - "They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter."
Job 13:8 - "Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?"
Job 21:8 - "Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes."
Job 32:8 - "But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."
Job 8:19 - "Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow."
Job 22:8 - "But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it."
Job 8:3 - "Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?"
Job 8:17 - "His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones."
Job 28:8 - "The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it."
Job 41:8 - "Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more."
Job 8:10 - "Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?"
Job 8:13 - "So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:"
Job 9:8 - "Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea."
Job 8:21 - "Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing."
"Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said," - Job 8:1
Job 8:9 - "(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)"
Job 23:8 - "Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:"
Job 15:8 - "Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?"
Job 14:8 - "Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;"
Job 8:16 - "He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden."
Job 4:8 - "Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same."
Job 39:8 - "The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing."
Job 18:8 - "For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare."
Job 8:14 - "Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web."