When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.
WEB
When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.
YLT
From his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.
DBT
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.
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.