Job 24:18-24 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Job 24:18-24: 24:18-24 These sentiments appear to oppose Job’s observations, so some scholars suggest that they were the words of Bildad or Zophar. However, Job might have been pronouncing curses on the wicked, sarcastically quoting his friends’ views, or saying that the fate of the wicked presented by Eliphaz (5:2-7 ; 15:17-25 ), Bildad (8:8-19 ; 18:5-21 ), and Zophar (20:4-29 ) also overtakes the righteous (21:23-26 ).

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‏ Job 24:18-24

Summary for Job 24:18-24: 24:18-24 ^a These sentiments appear to oppose Job’s observations, so some scholars suggest that they were the words of Bildad or Zophar. However, Job might have been pronouncing curses on the wicked, sarcastically quoting his friends’ views, or saying that the fate of the wicked presented by Eliphaz (5:2-7 ^b; 15:17-25 ^c), Bildad (8:8-19 ^d; 18:5-21 ^e), and Zophar (20:4-29 ^f) also overtakes the righteous (21:23-26 ^g).