I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
WEB
I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
YLT
The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:
DBT
I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.
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.