Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.
WEB
Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
YLT
Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.
DBT
Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say.
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.