For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsFor he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
For to snow He saith, `Be on the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.
For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.
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.