Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
WEB
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
YLT
Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.
DBT
Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reprovethGod, let him answer it.
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.