For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?
WEB
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
YLT
For what is the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?
DBT
For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, whenGod taketh away his soul?
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.