He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He iswise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—
WEB
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
YLT
Wise in heart and strong in power--Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
DBT
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?
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.