If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsIf thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
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.