Job Chapter 25

Bildad's shortest and final word to Job: no one is pure before God.

Job 25 - Bildad's Final Reply

In this short closing speech, Job 24 gives way to Bildad's last argument: if even the moon and stars are not pure in God's sight, no human born of a woman can claim to be clean. Read the full text in the Job overview.


And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: --

The rule and fear `are' with Him, Making peace in His high places.

Is their `any' number to His troops? And on whom ariseth not His light?

And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

Lo -- unto the moon, and it shineth not, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.

How much less man -- a grub, And the son of man -- a worm!

Bildad's question 'how can he be clean that is born of a woman' echoes an idea explored further in <a href="/bible/ylt/job/chapter-15/14">Job 15:14-16</a>. Job answers this challenge directly in <a href="/bible/ylt/job/chapter-26">Job 26</a>.