I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsI chose out their way, and sataschief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.
I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.
I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.
I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.
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.