Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsI have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.
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.