The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThe earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: Ifit benothe, who then is it?
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not--where, who is he?
The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?
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.