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Those who live in the west ... those who live in the east
The phrases "in the west" and "in the east" are together a merism that refers to all people living everywhere. This is probably an exaggeration, as not everyone on the earth will hear about what happens to every specific wicked person, but Bildad is speaking of Job in the third person to warn Job that if Job continues to do evil, everyone Job cares about will be desolated and horrified at what happens when God punishes Job. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person)
one day
"on the day God punishes him"