By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBy reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:
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.