He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
WEB
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
YLT
Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.
DBT
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;
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.