How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
How long wilt thou speak these things? Andhow longshall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?
WEB
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
YLT
Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind--sayings of thy mouth?
DBT
How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?
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.