Job 8:2

“How long wilt thou speak these [things]? etc.] Either what he had delivered in the “third” chapter in cursing the day of his birth, and wishing for death, in which sentiments he still continued, and resolutely defended; or those expressed in the “two” preceding chapters, in answer to Eliphaz; this he said, as wondering that he should be able to continue his discourse to such a length, and to express himself with such vehemence, when his spirits might be thought to be so greatly depressed by his afflictions, and his body enfeebled by diseases; or as angry with him for his blasphemy against God, as he was ready to term it, his bold and daring speeches of him, and charge of unrighteousness on…”

“How long wilt thou speak these things? - The flyings of murmuring and complaint, such as he had uttered in the previous chapters. The words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? - The Syriac and Arabic (according to Walton) render this, “the spirit of pride fill thy mouth.” The Septuagint renders it, “The spirit of thy mouth is profuse of words” - πολυῤῥῆμον polurrēmon. But the common rendering is undoubtedly correct, and the expression is a very strong and beautiful one. His language of complaint and murmuring was like a tempest. It swept over all barriers, and disregarded all restraint. The same figure is found in Aristophanes, Ran. 872, as quoted by Schultens, Τυφὼς ἐχβαίειν…”

“Strong wind - Boisterous and violent. Job 8:3”

“8:2 How long? Bildad’s question might be an ironic parody of Job’s question in 7:19.”

“How long: Job 11:2, Job 11:3, Job 16:3, Job 18:2, Job 19:2, Job 19:3; Exo 10:3, Exo 10:7; Pro 1:22 the words: Job 6:9, Job 6:26, Job 7:11, Job 15:2; Kg1 19:11 Job 8:3”