And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt searchabout thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched--in confidence thou liest down,
And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.
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.