For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,
WEB
For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
YLT
When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,
DBT
For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,
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.