All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAll darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.
All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.
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.