But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath--if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'
But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJob — The canonical wisdom-literature interrogation of undeserved suffering. A prose frame enclosing three cycles of dialogue, a late Elihu interrupt, and a whirlwind theophany that does not answer the question — it relativizes it.
- Author
- Anonymous. Talmudic tradition names Moses (Bava Batra 14b); internal features (patriarchal setting, no Mosaic Law reference, Job sacrificing as family head, *qesitah* currency of Gen 33:19) suggest patriarchal-era composition or at least tradition-origin.
- Date
- Traditional: patriarchal period, c. 2000–1800 BC. Critical proposals scatter across pre-exilic to post-exilic. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer takes the position.