Bildad the Shuhite spoke three times in the book of Job, representing the tradition of retributive justice (the belief that God punishes the wicked and blesses the righteous). He argued that if Job were pure, God would restore him. He used the metaphor of a papyrus plant that withers without water to show that the godless have no hope. Job rejected Bildad's simplistic theology. God later rebuked Bildad along with Eliphaz and Zophar for not speaking rightly about Him. Bildad's origin (Shuah) is uncertain.
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