If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
WEB
If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
YLT
I laugh unto them--they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
DBT
[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.
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.