וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה לְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ (פ)
Lalaban sila sa iyo, ngunit hindi sila mananaig laban sa iyo, sapagkat ako ay kasama mo, sabi ng Walang-Hanggan, upang iligtas ka.”
Malbim
Like a rod of tempered steel, (Jeremiah 1:19) this poor wretch braces himself to uphold his assertion that the personal governance which pours scorn on the princes (Psalms 197:40) and makes a mockery at the ordeal of the innocents, (Job 9:23) God's eyes are not upon it (Deuteronomy 11:12); His Throne is innocent (2 Samuel 14:9) of such calumnies. Such injustice cannot emanate from Him. The agents of the Cosmos, into whose hands the earth has been given, it is they alone that are at the heart this injustice (Ezra 9:2). Job's reply to Bildad is divided into three parts: