For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
WEB
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
YLT
For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.
DBT
For he hath stretched out his hand againstGod, and strengthened himself against the Almighty:
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.