For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.
WEB
For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
YLT
For a fear I feared and it meeteth me, And what I was afraid of doth come to me.
DBT
For I feared a fear, and it hath come upon me, and that which I dreaded hath come to me.
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.