He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
WEB
He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
YLT
Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
DBT
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
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.