His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.
WEB
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
YLT
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
DBT
His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
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.