Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.
WEB
They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
YLT
They have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit.
DBT
They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my 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.